A lot of this thread is about that old cliche "personal preferences," except in optic individual eyesight does make a difference. My own eyes prefer the latest SLC's over the Swarovision EL's, but not enough to dump my pre-Swarovision EL for the SLC. Other eyes won't see the same way--which is why we should look through any binoculars ourselves before deciding--if possible.
That Leica Trinovid might not be quite as sharp as as the most recent Swarovskis, at least to some eyes, but it's hell for stout. However, if it does happen to get damaged you'll have to deal with Leica CS. They keep saying it's improving, but Swarovski's has been good for a long time.
The other factor is glassing skill. Have seen quite a few hunters with supposedly lesser optics that out-glassed others with the latest and supposedly greatest binoculars.
