I set my Minox BD 10X44BP and Zen 8X43 ED2 side by side last Sunday and did probably an hour of A-B testing. The Zen wins by a huge margin on CA control and FOV. For resolution, brilliance and brightness, overall image quality, the Minox destroys the Zen. Some people will think I'm crazy, but I saw what I saw.
Bruce
I had several mid priced 8x roof binos that were bested by the 8x42 cascade as far as image sharpness (brunton epoch 7.5x43,Bushnell elite ed 8x43). It was so frustrating trying to find a mid priced 8x roof that was as sharp that I gave up. I wanted the same sharpness but a wider FOV in an 8x glass.
The brightness is up there with the alphas.
The bino in 8x would to this day still be a good value even at $400. You have to go alpha class glass to best the sharpness and brightness.
