opticoholic
Well-known member
Hello,
I'm curious why Swarovski limited the close focus on the 7X42 SLC's to only 13 feet. The entire SLC line has pretty poor close focus. I *know* Swarovski must have done this on purpose. Anyone care to comment?
I have read that as you improve close-focusing ability, depth of field suffers noticeably. The SLC's are indeed advertised as having very good depth of field. But I wonder what other advantages are gained by limiting the close-focus ability?
Personally, close-focus is not very high on my list of desired binocular features. Having a large sweet spot is much more important to me.
Thanks, and feel free to point me at another older thread,
--Dave
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I'm curious why Swarovski limited the close focus on the 7X42 SLC's to only 13 feet. The entire SLC line has pretty poor close focus. I *know* Swarovski must have done this on purpose. Anyone care to comment?
I have read that as you improve close-focusing ability, depth of field suffers noticeably. The SLC's are indeed advertised as having very good depth of field. But I wonder what other advantages are gained by limiting the close-focus ability?
Personally, close-focus is not very high on my list of desired binocular features. Having a large sweet spot is much more important to me.
Thanks, and feel free to point me at another older thread,
--Dave
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