That’s the difference between army binoculars and navy binoculars. The navy ones need to be better since the things that they are looking at are usually farther away.
To be completely fair, the army one had an anti-laser filter which probably degraded the optics just a tiny bit.
I also had a well used but optically perfect army surplus Steiner 7X50 which also had the filter. It had a stunning view mainly because it was wide angle which catches your attention.
I sold the Steiner to a guy at a gun show at Jekyl Island. The guy who bought it, had tied his boat (Yacht?) up near the convention center and walked to the gun show. He said the Steiners were just what he wanted.