My dominant impression for two decades about the Swaro. SLC 42 (8 and 10x) has been that it is the best binocular for nature observation, conveying the most information most easily in the most situations.
It seems to me that the last-but-one model, with the shorter close focus, was and is the reference standard among binoculars at least according to this criterion. I have no experience with the "latest and greatest" but I read BirdForum!
Why does Swaro. not make a replacement? Maybe, soon...
BTW, it is sharper than the EL, or was 7½ years ago, in some conditions at least, at 8 vs 8.5x. (Binocular resolution in field use is a meaningful subject, despite Henry Link's recently expressed misgivings!)
Much of the time I think as Mac308 above: "The SLC is the only Swarovski I'd own..."
Adding in edit, mostly on seeing Canip's comment below and recalling very recent reviews: Might the Zeiss SFL take its place at 8x?
It seems to me that the last-but-one model, with the shorter close focus, was and is the reference standard among binoculars at least according to this criterion. I have no experience with the "latest and greatest" but I read BirdForum!
Why does Swaro. not make a replacement? Maybe, soon...
BTW, it is sharper than the EL, or was 7½ years ago, in some conditions at least, at 8 vs 8.5x. (Binocular resolution in field use is a meaningful subject, despite Henry Link's recently expressed misgivings!)
Much of the time I think as Mac308 above: "The SLC is the only Swarovski I'd own..."
Adding in edit, mostly on seeing Canip's comment below and recalling very recent reviews: Might the Zeiss SFL take its place at 8x?
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