Today my Swift SPWA 9x42 Condor arrived. Yes you read it well, it's not a 10x42 condor nor is it a 9x42 SPWA but somehow the nameconvention with this bino got mixed up.
The quality is great, very transparant with very very little CA and a nice look and feel. Since this is my first swift, not much comparison there. Since I also "won" a 8,5x44 type 1c on ebay (never bet on a single horse but who thought two would be winning) that will arrive in 1-2 weeks and these two will make a marvelous comparison possible. Afterwards I'll deside which will stay and which will go, we'll see which one wins..
I'm the third owner of the bino (but second user). The person who I acquired it from got it from his dad who bought it on a returntrip from the US to france some 20 years ago (the serialnumber put's it manufacturingdate at around 1990). He was an enthusiastic ornithologist and obviously took care of his equipment very well. Since his son didn't use it he put it up for sale.
For now, and for the historical records a number off pictures.
The quality is great, very transparant with very very little CA and a nice look and feel. Since this is my first swift, not much comparison there. Since I also "won" a 8,5x44 type 1c on ebay (never bet on a single horse but who thought two would be winning) that will arrive in 1-2 weeks and these two will make a marvelous comparison possible. Afterwards I'll deside which will stay and which will go, we'll see which one wins..
I'm the third owner of the bino (but second user). The person who I acquired it from got it from his dad who bought it on a returntrip from the US to france some 20 years ago (the serialnumber put's it manufacturingdate at around 1990). He was an enthusiastic ornithologist and obviously took care of his equipment very well. Since his son didn't use it he put it up for sale.
For now, and for the historical records a number off pictures.
and much much older.
