Chabi said:Hello friends:
I´m going to buy a new pair of binoculars the next month but I have doubts between Swarovski EL 10x42 and Zeiss Fl 10x42, What of the two advise me??
Thank You
Regards from Zaragoza (Spain) and sorry for my bad english¡¡
Chabi said:Hello friends:
I´m going to buy a new pair of binoculars the next month but I have doubts between Swarovski EL 10x42 and Zeiss Fl 10x42, What of the two advise me??
Thank You
Regards from Zaragoza (Spain) and sorry for my bad english¡¡
Chabi said:Hello friends:
I´m going to buy a new pair of binoculars the next month but I have doubts between Swarovski EL 10x42 and Zeiss Fl 10x42, What of the two advise me??
I recently bought the 8x42 fl after compareing them to the sworo 8.5x42 el.In the store I could read finer print whith the fl and they were noticeble brighter.I whent outside on a bright day and was looking into the shadows of the woods from a field area.I kept going back and forth with the el and fl thinking that I wasn't looking at the same spot.Then I realised that I was.Whith the fl it looked like their was a light on in the woods compared to the el.I think I used the word WOW.
JCJ said:IMO the els or slc has a flater field than the zeiss and are as good or better in resolution.I think its beats the leicas in both these areas by a solid amount.The zeiss have less ca, higher contrast, and are brighter than the els. But for that kind of money their warranty doesn't compare to swaros. Swaro covers impact damage, zeiss does not, you pay for it. I know, I've done it. Leica also has a good warranty but you may wait 6 months and its for the original owner only.
Lewie said:Are you sure about Swasrovski's warranty? Per their warranty page, they say they provide a 30-year warranty for defects in materials and workmanship. Furthermore, it appears that just for the first 5 years do they pay the labor costs to repair defects. I am attaching web addresses
Warranty page: http://www.swarovskioptik.at/pdf/EL_e.pdf
Home page: http://www.swarovskioptik.at/english/home/
There is no mention of a 'no fault' or 'impact warranty.' If it is not in the warranty, just because they repaired some persons binos it does not mean they will others.
Good birding
Lew
Lewie said:JCJ:
They will even repair ones that you buy used? Interesting, and good to know. Thanks for the info.
Lew
hunttr said:Chabi said:Hello friends:
I´m going to buy a new pair of binoculars the next month but I have doubts between Swarovski EL 10x42 and Zeiss Fl 10x42, What of the two advise me??
I recently bought the 8x42 fl after compareing them to the sworo 8.5x42 el.In the store I could read finer print whith the fl and they were noticeble brighter.I whent outside on a bright day and was looking into the shadows of the woods from a field area.I kept going back and forth with the el and fl thinking that I wasn't looking at the same spot.Then I realised that I was.Whith the fl it looked like their was a light on in the woods compared to the el.I think I used the word WOW.
I compared these two binoculars also. I agree with what you said but I found the Swarovski EL's to have a better image off-axis or as you get nearer the edge it is sharper and I also found their depth of field to be superior to the Zeiss FL. Depth of field is very important to me because it makes for comfortable viewing without having to refocus all the time. For example, when you are looking at two birds and one is on a different branch slightly back from the first bird.
I guess it comes down to what kind of image you prefer. I don't think you can say one is superior to the other one. If you like brightness go with the Zeiss and if you like depth of field and a bigger sweet spot go with the Swarovski EL's. In high end binoculars it all comes down to personal preference.
Dennis