Binocollector
Well-known member
Hi guys and gals,
I'd need a little input from the forum. I am currently making up my mind whether to finally bite the bullet and hand out the cash to get a Habicht. Being a big porro fan and all and the fact that they seem to become rarer by the minute (it seems currently that for instance Nikon has stopped production of all of their high-end porros like the 7x50 SP, etc. Even the Mikron seems to be gone).
So I had a little looksie on ebay for a nice used one. And I found a 7x42 with the rubber armor that looked pristine but didn't yet have the nitrogen-filling. But from how new it looked, I suspect it was the last generation before the introduction of the nitrogen-filling. The price seemed reasonable and I almost jumped on it but then had second thoughts. The seller has relisted them for slightly above 500€.
If they really are in the good condition they seem to be from the pictures, does that seem like a good price or should I go for a new one for around 1k€? It would probably involve selling a few others but I have too many anyway.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts.
I'd need a little input from the forum. I am currently making up my mind whether to finally bite the bullet and hand out the cash to get a Habicht. Being a big porro fan and all and the fact that they seem to become rarer by the minute (it seems currently that for instance Nikon has stopped production of all of their high-end porros like the 7x50 SP, etc. Even the Mikron seems to be gone).
So I had a little looksie on ebay for a nice used one. And I found a 7x42 with the rubber armor that looked pristine but didn't yet have the nitrogen-filling. But from how new it looked, I suspect it was the last generation before the introduction of the nitrogen-filling. The price seemed reasonable and I almost jumped on it but then had second thoughts. The seller has relisted them for slightly above 500€.
If they really are in the good condition they seem to be from the pictures, does that seem like a good price or should I go for a new one for around 1k€? It would probably involve selling a few others but I have too many anyway.
Thanks in advance for any thoughts.