There speaks someone with absolutely no first-hand knowledge of SF at all.
Here is what folks who have bought one say:
Not only is the SF's field of view extraordinarily wide, but it's also sharp edge to edge.
Colour reproduction and contrast are also excellent.
The SF is really faster in focus: easy focusing on flying birds
-The balance and grip is excellent
Sharpness across the field of view- the 8x42 is outstanding
For me the SF is the perfect binocular
Got mine a few days ago I can say that the Victory SF 10x42 binoculars are exceptional.
- Optics are stunning
- The usability and focusing are fantastic
- very light
because of the balance and weight distribution of the SF it "feels"lighter and that is immediately obvious when you take an SF in your hands.
I was surprised by how light in weight the pair were, and well balanced they are, despite the length of the barrels
I consider the Victory SF 10x42 spectacular bins and I have never used anything better
However everything about the bino is flawless, Fast focus is a real delight to get on birds FAST! Flat field across the view Colors simply real
We have gotten no SF's returned from any customer for any reason
At this moment we received 6 SF's which are sold to very satisfied customers.
Surely the finest 8x42 roof currently available.
the sharpness of our 10x42 SFs is equal to our 10x42 Swaro SVs.
I find that the SF has very natural colours and brightness
SF has an edge as sharp as they come
Did a comparison between SF 8x42, SV 8,5x42, FL 7x42 and SV 8x32 today.
The overall winner to me is clearly the SF:s.
I use my SF 8x42 for astronomy, and I haven't noticed any central astigmatism.
OMG! The field of view is amazing—much wider than my Nikon.
The weight distribution is a huge improvement—because they naturally tilt upwards, they feel lighter than they really are.
The more I used them, the more they impressed me. And then, of course, there's the Zeiss optics. Brilliant, yes. At the end of the weekend, I really did not want to give them back.
They really are everything Zeiss says they are. And more.
delightful instruments and a pleasure to use. Optically they are stunning
SF is Sharp, very Sharp almost to the limit of FOV
SF has the most real color reproduction of any bin i ever tried (including my 10x42 SV )
Is very VERY well corrected for CA far away of my leica ultravid
for me SF is even better than SV
the best on this Zeiss is the 3D and Pop in the view…It has some of the character that only can be found in the best porro bins, For me this 3D and huge FOV are the big advantages of SF
The focus on the Swaro was excellent, but in my opinion, the SF was even better. can't remember a more precise and yet smooth focusing mechanism. the SF felt noticeably lighter than the Swaros, more so than the actual 45g difference in specs.
If something happened to your 10X42 Swarovision, would you replace it with another of the same or would you change over to the the Zeiss SF 10X42? Thanks, good question. In my opinion the SF has technical 2 pros which I like : it is sharper and has a larger FOV
The thing that will absolutely astound you is the pronounced 3d effect,the most i have ever seen in a binocular,bags more than my zeiss nobilem 10x50 porro.Makes everything else seem flat in comparison and leaves a very vivid impression ,you just want to keep picking them up and use them on anything.
The Nikon EDG is still an excellent binocular but I prefer the SF for some of the same reasons that I prefer the SF over the SV.
Lee