For what it's worth I spent some time with the Lynx HD+ range last Saturday at Birdfair. To be honest I'm not sure what to make of them. From the feel of the armour and the mechanical elements I suspect parts of the binocular and possibly the assembly are from quite a different factory than the original Lynx. As for the optics, I'm undecided. By all the usual parameters they are a range of fine binoculars, yet they didn't grab my attention in the way I was expecting, but I couldn't pinpoint exactly why in the limited time I had with them. They just lacked a bit of sparkle.
I've mentioned in previous posts in this thread that In repeated comparisons, the x30 and x42 Nikon MHGs have disappointed me at the finest level of detail. I last tried them at two different retailers earlier this year and saw nothing to change my view. Interestingly the samples on the Nikon stand were clearly better than I've previously seen, at least matching the M7s on sharpness and not too far off the EDG. Looks like they have tweaked something recently. Lets hope they weren't just specials for the show.!
David