Zeiss Victory 8x42 SF £1499 @ Uttings (1 Viewer)

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Taxboy

Well-known member

• Jul 30, 2017

• #1

Seem like a good price currently. I have no experience or affiliation to the retailer but may help in price matching at your preferred shop

http://www.uttings.co.uk/p118041-zeiss-victory-sf-8x42-binoculars-52-42-21/#.WX3LtojyuUk

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Egrets Ivadafew

Well-known member

• Aug 1, 2017

• #2

Don't quote me on this Taxboy, but I think Zeiss made a sort of early production "grey" SF which may have had one or two issues. That might be the one you saw at £1450. I think Uttings sell the later black SF at the full price.

 

BruceH

Avatar: Harris Hawk

• Aug 1, 2017

• #3

The model number shown in the Uttings link is 52-42-21. That is for a grey 8X42 SF.

Here is a post on the SF model numbers.

http://www.birdforum.net/showpost.php?p=3490007&postcount=16

The original SF had grey armoring. Zeiss announced the new model numbers for the black armor versions at the 2016 Birdfair.

Changes are minor.
- Changed armor from grey to black with some texture change.
- Added an additional click to the eyecups so there are now four positions.
- Refined the tolerances on the focus mechanism for more smoothness.

They are optically unchanged. The new eye cups can be obtained from Zeiss and they are screw=in replacement. The new focus tolerances were implemented while the grey models were still in production but I do not have a date.

 

litebeam

Well-known member

• Aug 1, 2017

• #4

Here in the states these are available for £1249...... $1649 USD.
These are the newer black incarnation.

https://redhawkrifles.com/products/...iss/zeiss-sf-victory-10x42mm-t-fl-binocular-0

 

NDhunter

Experienced observer

• Aug 1, 2017

• #5

litebeam said:

Here in the states these are available for £1249...... $1649 USD.
These are the newer black incarnation.

https://redhawkrifles.com/products/...iss/zeiss-sf-victory-10x42mm-t-fl-binocular-0

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That is a demo. Go for it, a very nice binocular.

 

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Taxboy

Well-known member

• Aug 1, 2017

• #6

Thanks for adding to my original post. The depth of knowledge on this forum never ceases to amaze me !

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brocktoon

Member

• Aug 4, 2017

• #7

I recently purchased the grey 8x42 and black 10x42 in June to compare.

The only noticeable thing to me is the eye cups and of course the color.

I love these Bino's and it kills me to part to with one of them.

 

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brocktoon

Member

• Aug 4, 2017

• #8

If anyone in the UK is interested in buying my 8x42's, I will be in Ascot during the last week of August for work. I could probably give y'all a sweet deal considering the exchange rate. Let me know.