| Snypex Knight D-ED 8x42 | Snypex Knight ED 8x42 | Celestron Granite 8x42 | Eschenbach Trophy D 8x42 ED | Hawke 8x42 Sapphire ED | Helios Lightwing HR 8x42 ED | Minox BL 8x44 HD | Pentax 8x43 DCF ED | Pentax ZD 8x43 ED | Snypex Profinder HD 8x42 | Swarovski EL 8.5x42 | Vanguard Endeavor ED II 8x42 | |
| Approx Price: | $580 | $480 | $345 / £398 | $430 / £309 | $450 / £340 | $250 / £199 | $490 / £399 | $850 / £770 | $850 / £409 | $250 / £200 | $1999 / £1800 | $350 / £330 |
| Weight: | 26.8ozs (760g) | 26.8ozs (760g) | 24oz / 680g | 27.7oz / 785g | 25.7oz / 730g | 25oz / 709g | 26.1oz / 740g | 25.2oz / 715g | 25.2oz / 715g | 26.8oz / 760g | 29.5oz / 835g | 27.2oz (770g) |
| Length: | 5.5in (14cm) | 5.5in (14cm) | 5.8in / 14.7cm | 5.6in / 14.3cm | 5.5in / 14cm | 5.6in / 14.2cm | 5.9in / 15cm | 5.7in / 14.6cm | 5.7in / 14.6cm | 5.31in / 13.5cm | 6.3in / 16cm | 6.06in (15.4cm) |
| Width: | 5.2in (13.2cm) | 5.2in (13.2cm) | 4.0in / 10.3cm | 4.9in / 12.5cm | 5.1in / 13cm | 5.1in / 13cm | 5.1in / 13cm | 5.0in / 12.6cm | 5.0in / 12.6cm | 5.24in / 13.3cm | 5.2in / 13cm | 5.12in (13cm) |
| Eye Relief: | 18.4mm | 18.4mm | 17mm | 11mm | 18mm | 17.2mm | 19.5mm | 22mm | 22mm | 19mm | 20mm | 19.5mm |
| Min Focusing Dist: | 6.6ft | 6.6ft | 6.5ft | 8.2ft | 6.6ft | 6.6ft | 8.2ft | 6.6ft | 6.6ft | 5.6ft | 4.9ft | 6.6ft |
| FOV at 1000yds: | 393ft | 393ft | 426ft | 408ft | 426ft | 423ft | 409ft | 330ft | 330ft | 357ft | 399ft | 378ft |
| Chassis | Magnesium | Magnesium | Magnesium | Magnalium | Magnesium | Magnesium | Polycarbonate | Magnesium | Magnesium | Magnesium | Magnesium | Magnesium |
| ED Glass | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Phase Correction | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Prism Glass | BaK-4 | BaK-4 | BaK-4 | BaK-4 | BaK-4 | BaK-4 | BaK-4 | ? | ? | BaK-4 | BaK-4? | BaK-4 |
| High Reflective Prism Coatings | Dielectric | Silver | Dielectric | Dielectric | Dielectric | Dielectric | ? | Dielectric | Dielectric | ? | Dielectric | ? |
| Lens Coatings | Fully Multi-Coated | Fully Multi-Coated | Fully Multi-Coated | Fully Multi-Coated | Fully Multi-Coated | Fully Multi-Coated | Fully Multi-Coated | Fully Multi-Coated | Fully Multi-Coated | Fully Multi-Coated | Fully Multi-Coated | Fully Multi-Coated |
| Waterproof | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Fogproof | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Tripod Adaptable | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes* | Yes |