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Stuart,
when I tested the pre-release model of the Garrett 11x56, I found it was 11.75x.

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Now that is very interesting. I added the note about my suspicions of it being more than 11x a few moments later when I realized it was obviously relevant. I was quite surprised at the difference between the Garrett's, where I could definitely see a split on more than one occasion, and the supposedly-much-better Leicas, which never showed a split in spite of my best efforts. But if this true of production models as well (and I suspect it is), it's certainly nice to know it's not just my imagination and that there is indeed a bigger difference in magnification.

The central sharpness is really excellent on these binoculars - of course it often is - one pays for edge sharpness, not center sharpness!

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