I spent the summer comparing my Zen ED2 8X43 and Minox BD 10X44 BP to the Nikon 10X42 and 12X50 SE, Leupold McKinley 8X42, Kowa Genesis 8.5X44, and EL 10X42 SV. The ED2 was very impressive even in that company. I actually preferred them to the Kowa and Leupold. I ended up buying the SV, but that's a whole different level of expenditure.
