Hi,
Which binocular tends to have more Chromatic Aberration...the Meopta Meostar
10 x 42 or the Nikon Premier roof 10 x 42?
I would think you could look this up on the allbinos tests as you did before on the 10x42 Nikons.
http://www.allbinos.com/allbinos_ra...king-10x42.html
I'm not sure where you are in NJ, but there are some great Audubon shops there and the CMBO where you can try everything out and then do some great birding. After owning several pairs of alpha and sub-alpha binoculars over the years, I can tell you there is no substitute to eyes and hands-on testing. And if you're not accustomed to using binoculars in the field, you might not know what to look for. I alternate between various pairs, because I haven't sold them--except for the Nikon 10x42 SEs, which puts me in a definite minority--and each has certain desirable attributes. There really is no substitute for individual testing, as the many preferences stated here will prove. Someone will absolutely love binoculars that you have a great deal of trouble with... I would say that you should not get into the 4-figure range with anything that you haven't tested personally several times against comparable options, unless you can afford to buy more pairs later. The hobby keeps getting more and more expensive, unfortunately. Most any alpha will suit most people; however, the more birding or field work you do, the more the differences will become pronounced--for you. I've seen CA with Zeiss FL's, and wrote about it here... You never know, even with individual pairs of glass. The worst I've seen is with my 8x32 LX, but only in the right conditions. When it happens, they fail. Does that matter to you? I've had occasions where it really did matter to me. Meanwhile I took that pair on a pelagic trip recently--I knew they would be right for that purpose that day, and they were...