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FrankD
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I also saw in the most recent Cabelas catalog that they (Cabelas) bought a specified quantity of the 8x30 SLCs and is now selling them for around $819 US in both black and green. It would appear that this deal is similar to what they advertised for the Zeiss 10x40 Classics.
Gregory Sargean
You can have my porros when you pry them from my c
I saw them at L.L. Bean 2 weeks ago. You need to call the optics desk and inquire about it, its not on-line or in the catalog.
Robert Ellis
Larus marinus
There are many refurb SLCs and older scope models ahowing up at optics4birding.com as well.
xenophobe
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After extensive viewing with the 10x40B Classic, and testing against the 10x42 SLC old, I'd have to say the 10x40B is the better overall binocular, and a few dollars less. It's also more compact, more natural contrast, and much easier to handle, with a sweet spot that is so nice that it really makes the sharper edge-to-edge performance of the SLC a non-issue. The SLC does view a little warmer, but anytime I've used the SLC I want the view to pop out like it does with the Zeiss.
Edit: In other words, the SLC was very nice, but I wouldn't trade my 10x40B Classics for a pair even if you threw in a few hundred dollars.
Edit: In other words, the SLC was very nice, but I wouldn't trade my 10x40B Classics for a pair even if you threw in a few hundred dollars.
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I ordered my SLC's from L.L. Bean yesterday thanks to a post made by Sargean a day or two ago. They are selling for $819.00, with shipping they cost me $830.95, I've seen demo units & refurbs carrying higher price tags.
The only ones left in stock are the black 10x42mm SLCs and according to the customer service rep I spoke with, they are the last of "current" production. This is truly a once in a lifetime deal on new Swaros.
The only ones left in stock are the black 10x42mm SLCs and according to the customer service rep I spoke with, they are the last of "current" production. This is truly a once in a lifetime deal on new Swaros.
Robert Ellis
Larus marinus
If they are current they will certainly be Swarobright.
Robert Ellis
Larus marinus
I read "last of old SLC" as meaning the last SLC made before the SLCnew came to be, and not as old, as in time not design, SLCs. Is that what you meant?
Robert Ellis said:
Correct.
If you're interested in a pair, you may be able to sweet-talk someone at L.L. Bean into hand-picking a set for you and then you could run the serial number from the bins through a Swarovski customer service rep. They can tell you the year of manufacture.
It may be possible, if you're nice and have a valid credit card, they would hold a particular set for you long enough to verify the year of manufacture.
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bodromarsh
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09/14/2005 Called L.L. Bean today and they said they are sold out.
Still in stock
I called last night after I found this forum and thread. The person on the phone transferred me to customer service. They called the retail store and there were some 10x42 black slc still in stock. I ordered a pair. I was going to eventually buy a pair of the new 10x42 slc, but for a $450 savings I can put up with the older design. It sounds like from what I read on here that the only difference is cosmetic and a change to the joint that may not be a change for the better?
Regards, Clint
I called last night after I found this forum and thread. The person on the phone transferred me to customer service. They called the retail store and there were some 10x42 black slc still in stock. I ordered a pair. I was going to eventually buy a pair of the new 10x42 slc, but for a $450 savings I can put up with the older design. It sounds like from what I read on here that the only difference is cosmetic and a change to the joint that may not be a change for the better?
Regards, Clint
Jonathan B.
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xenophobe said:
SLC 8x30s that I handled in 1999-2000, and an SLC 7x30 made in 1999, which I handled recently, have a distinct amber cast. An SLC 8x30 that I handled last year, and which was new stock, lacked the warm tones. Based on that experience I concluded, perhaps incorrectly, that the latest of the "old" SLCs have the Swarobright coating.
I called Swarovski and had them run the serial # on the pair I ordered. They are 2004 production, new in box, Swarobright coated, full warranty and they even threw in that cool little Swarovski Eagle pin for spending that amount of cash. (Sarcasm for those of you who don't know)
