Kammerdiner
Well-known member
I suspect Swaro dropped the HD from the name because it no longer differentiates between HD and non-HD SLC models. They all have HD glass.
They may have dropped the price to put more $ distance between the SV and the SLC to boost SLC sales, also to compete better with the Leica Trinovid and others that are significantly less expensive.
I suspect a lot of buyers just went for the the SV flagship because it was only a couple hundred dollars more than the SLC HD. Not much of a reason but people do think like that. Now the gap widens. Assuming the standard Swaro discount of 10%, the 8x42 SLC will be $1729, a whopping $730 less than the 8.5 SV! Anyone would think twice about the choice now.
I doubt there will be any optical changes to the 8x and 10x, and the change in armoring is mostly to differentiate it from the discontinued SLC HD models. Handsome looking devils I must say.
So Swaro will make less on each bino sold, but I suspect they'll be selling quite a few more than they have been.
Mark
PS: thanks Pileatus. Rub it in you lucky retired birdwatching dog you!
They may have dropped the price to put more $ distance between the SV and the SLC to boost SLC sales, also to compete better with the Leica Trinovid and others that are significantly less expensive.
I suspect a lot of buyers just went for the the SV flagship because it was only a couple hundred dollars more than the SLC HD. Not much of a reason but people do think like that. Now the gap widens. Assuming the standard Swaro discount of 10%, the 8x42 SLC will be $1729, a whopping $730 less than the 8.5 SV! Anyone would think twice about the choice now.
I doubt there will be any optical changes to the 8x and 10x, and the change in armoring is mostly to differentiate it from the discontinued SLC HD models. Handsome looking devils I must say.
So Swaro will make less on each bino sold, but I suspect they'll be selling quite a few more than they have been.
Mark
PS: thanks Pileatus. Rub it in you lucky retired birdwatching dog you!