Timberbuck,
I disagree. I think some folks are bothered much more than others by narrow FOV. I once owned a pair of 9x63 porros with a 5� TFOV (same as the Minox porros) which gave a miserly 263' field. I felt like I was looking through a straw. So for me, a decent FOV is a critical factor in choosing bins.
As for the older Pentax WP series, many have opined that their sharpness bests the newer Pentax SP and even ED aspheric lens design series. Seems the slight improvement in edge flatness has been obtained by trading off a bit of field sharpness. As for brightness, certainly the latest and greatest lens coatings have improved things but if forced to choose between a smidgeon of additional brightness over better sharpness (and inherent resolution), I'll take the later every time.
-=[Bob]=-
Bins: Swaro 7x42B SLC 8�; ZenRay ED2 7x36 9.1�; Minox BD 6.5x32IF 8�; Leupold 9x35IF Gold Ring 7.3� / 8x30 Yosemite 7.5�; Pentax 8x32 DCF-WP 7.5� / 9x21 UCF 6.3�; ZOMC-Kronos BPWC2 6x30 12.5�; Binolux 7x35s 11� & 10.5�
