Swarovski EL's, how good are they? (1 Viewer)

Chris Moore said:

In defence of Leica, ( many critical comments ) Am I the odd one out?. After researching ( by speaking to several optical dealers ) and by testing all models, in my opinion the Leica BN's 8x32 are the best all rounders for optical quality, brightness and weight. All dealers consulted said that they knew of no reliabilty problems with the Leica's.

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Although I prefer the Swaro El's vs Leica BN's... I'm very surprised to hear of these 'faults' with the Leicas. Their reputation for mechanical perfection is second to none, almost an optical equivilant to Rolex. I don't know if a few rogue ones slipped through at their non-German assembly factories?

REDESIGNED FOCUSSYSTEM ON SWAROVSKI EL?? The EL:s are optically excellent but i didn't like the slow focusing at all...Leica is a bit faster...(less revolutions)....and Nikon is superior in this aspect. Now I found some information on the NEW 8/10x32 ELs which says that "Newly designed focus system is both smooth and fast, @ 1½ revolutions." Does any one out there know if the "old" large EL:s (8/10x42) has a redesigned focus system as well?? At least the price on the large EL:s has gone up lately...