I agree the depth of field is a bit better on the SLC, i have the SLC 8x42 and was comparing them to the Genesis last night and noticed i didnt have to be adjusting the focus as much. Neither of them required much adjustment between 10 to 200 yards but the genesis did need a bit more.
I contacted outdoorsman's and they said the general purpose stud would fit but I haven't gotten one to try yet.
Let us know what you think when you get yours.
So far so good. I haven't got to use them too much yet. I have compared them a little bit to some slc 8x42 and maven b3 8x30. I am only looking out to about 200 yards. I can tell the depth of field is a little bit better on the slc. The maven and the kowa are real close. I don't personally notice the kowa having a smallish sweet spot like others have. I feel like it has very similar clarity and sharpness to the slc. Being the 33 they are definitely smaller which is nice. The fit and finish seem really good. The eye cups were very stiff at first, so much so that the eye cups twisted off before up but they loosed up a bit now.I do not wear glass so the eye relief works fine for me. The focus is stiff but smooth, much better than the slc. My slc has a horrible focus wheel, it is very gritty and has more resistance one direction than the other. I feel that over all for the price difference the Kowa genesis are very close to the slc's especially for the price difference.
