Leica 10x42 Trinovid Binocular

The new 42mm Trinovids are being marketed as entry-level glass, but that's a mistake. What Leica is really offering here (and it's brilliant!) is an alternate optical version of the Ultravid that's ideal for the general user instead of highly specialized for birders. It just happens to cost less, as a nice bonus. Rather than standing out by 0.2% in some tech spec, which edgy high-end binos must sacrifice something else to acheive, it's such a well-balanced design (optically and mechanically) that it's an absolute pleasure to use. I'm very picky and have been looking for a 10x42 for a long time. The Trinovid stands out simply for having nothing I could possibly complain about, whereas the Ultravid is visibly unsharp in the outer part of the field; Zeiss Victory has very annoying distortion around the edges; Swarovski SLC HD isn't as bright, and has a surprising amount of barrel distortion... I could go on listing costlier binos I couldn't live with, but won't. If there's any compromise here it's one I'm very happy to live with. Thank you Eagle -- my local store didn't even know these existed.