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    New Viking 8x42 ED FF w fieldflatteners

    For those who don't know some of the history here, I reviewed the Vanduard Endeavour EDII a while back and thought in many ways it was a remarkable binocular for the price. However, probably due to my narrow IPD I didn't find it easy to hold or particularly steady. Some find it fine. The other...
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    New Viking 8x42 ED FF w fieldflatteners

    As I said before it was the ED Pro that impressed, and it crossed my mind that it might be better than the Prime and wondered if it could be Japanese. On the second occasion I tried the FF I had my Prime with me but it seems RSPB sites don't sell the ED Pro. The Viking sales guy tried to...
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    New Viking 8x42 ED FF w fieldflatteners

    My comments are specific to the samples I compared and might not be generally applicable. I thought the Pro had a little better effective resolution, contrast and CA. The transmission profile appeared smoother if not completely neutral. The first FF appeared to have a slight hiccup in the...
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    New Viking 8x42 ED FF w fieldflatteners

    I've only looked at the FF a couple of times. One occasion was at Birdfair when I made a point of trying out the Viking and RSPB ED models. The FF was a lot better than the HDX for sure but the Viking ED Pro was head and shoulders better than the others IMO. The other occasion I only had my...
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    New Viking 8x42 ED FF w fieldflatteners

    I'm not going to trust a vague memory of a brief comparison to speculate on exactly what the different was when I tried them. All I can say for sure was that I thought ED Pro was really pretty good and the ED FF suffered by comparison. I'd find it useful if you could do chart comparisons in...
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    New Viking 8x42 ED FF w fieldflatteners

    Anders, Many thanks for the report. How did you think the sharpness compared in daylight? Normally our eyesight wouldn't be good enough in artificial light to spot resolution differences so the even one pattern difference might be quite significant. I still have the Endeavour ED II and a...
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    New Viking 8x42 ED FF w fieldflatteners

    Anders, Not seen the ZR or Leupold I'm afraid. The Viking FF was just done with glasses and the Vanguard I've checked thoroughly with and without glasses. My distance prescription is fairly weak, about +1 if I remember rightly, and about half that for astigmatism. David
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    New Viking 8x42 ED FF w fieldflatteners

    Anders, I'm sure the FF deserves a more considered look. All I can say is at the time I didn't think it as sharp as the ED-Pro and the Vanguard I have is as sharp as it gets. Of course the wider view and slower focus may be prefered by some. David
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    New Viking 8x42 ED FF w fieldflatteners

    I did have a very casual look at all 3 EDs in the Viking range, not realising the FF was new. The Pro was easily the best but twice the price of the FF. I think my comment on the FF to the Viking rep at the time was "good colour but not sharp enough". The ED-S I don't remember which is probably...
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