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    Zeiss Victory FL 7x42 - will I regret it if I sell them?

    Thanks for that information. I'm in no rush to sell, any time before next June, or even later, would be fine. So if I send them to Ffordes for a commission sale and just let them sit there till they sell, that would be fine. Or alternatively list them on eBay (or whatever) as a Buy It Now at...
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    Zeiss Victory FL 7x42 - will I regret it if I sell them?

    Thank you so much.
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    Zeiss Victory FL 7x42 - will I regret it if I sell them?

    Thanks for your observations. I wonder if the idea of experience, perspective and knowledge might have a bearing upon the issue of whether the phrase "very similar" means the same thing to me as it does to you? After all, assuming you're not a guitarist, you might think that a maple neck...
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    Zeiss Victory FL 7x42 - will I regret it if I sell them?

    Oh, I'm not going to "sit on a pile of money." I'm going to spend most of it on booze, fast cars and women. The rest I'll just waste. (courtesy of George Best).
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    Zeiss Victory FL 7x42 - will I regret it if I sell them?

    Is it allowed to sell things here? If I sell them I would probably do it via Ffordes, on commission (I'm in no especial rush for the money). I've had good dealings with them, in fact that's where I bought them in the first place. I sell lots of things on eBay, but get nervous selling high price...
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    Zeiss Victory FL 7x42 - will I regret it if I sell them?

    How very true. Everywhere I turn in this house, every drawer or cupboard I open, every shelf I look on, I see something that I think - "oh look, that lovely thingamabob that I got back in such and such, ah, they don't make them like that anymore, proper quality that is, really good bit of kit"...
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    Zeiss Victory FL 7x42 - will I regret it if I sell them?

    Exactly. I'm not using them, somebody else will appreciate them, and as long as they cross my palm with enough silver they can have them. Win-win.
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    Zeiss Victory FL 7x42 - will I regret it if I sell them?

    Sort of. Not quite made up my mind finally, but in the process of making up my mind. I may well sell the Swarovskis too. Yes, judgement day is indeed coming. "In the long run, we're all dead", somebody said, once.
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    Zeiss Victory FL 7x42 - will I regret it if I sell them?

    Thanks for the replies folks. They are genuinely appreciated. Short version: The main question that I need an answer to is "3. Can I buy something very similar in the future if I want to? I guess it's this question I need an answer to." The answer appears to be "yes, more or less". Long...
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    Zeiss Victory FL 7x42 - will I regret it if I sell them?

    Well, I don't use any binoculars that much. That's kind of the point, really. But if I do, I grab the Habichts, because: I like the softcase. I like the way the rain guard works. I like the slim leather strap. I (sort of) like the fact that there are no objective caps. They are quick and...
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    Zeiss Victory FL 7x42 - will I regret it if I sell them?

    I tried that. Nobody was interested.
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    Zeiss Victory FL 7x42 - will I regret it if I sell them?

    Anticipating lots of answers "Yes". But still, here goes, help me think logically about this. I'm 66. I "got into" binoculars a few years ago when I inherited my father's old Swift Audubons, and thought - "these are nice things". I know this is a Birdwatch forum, but I'm NOT a bird watcher. Or...
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    Zeiss Victory FL 7x42 - opinions please

    I have a pair of the last Victory FL 7x42s (lotutec). Somebody earlier said 7x42 Porros are 'almost non existent'. I also have a pair of Swarovski Habicht 7x42s. Which are porros and still current. Swarovski's first ever bins, apparently. For pure optical quality I don't think you'll beat a...
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    Zeiss Victory FL 7x42 vs Swarovski Habicht 7x42 initial comparison

    Chapter 3. Field testing. Well actually, back garden testing. But at least I made the effort and walked out the door, rather than looking through the window. Bright sunny day here in Yorkshire. Sharpness still a dead heat, I would say. Tried to find CA (tree branches against the sky, good...
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    Zeiss Victory FL 7x42 vs Swarovski Habicht 7x42 initial comparison

    Chapter 2. 'Straps and rain guards'. I like the idea of rain guards. Not just for rain but anything else obeying the laws of gravity. Whereas the objectives are facing down when you're carrying the bins, and are a lot more recessed too. On the Habicht this is simple. A narrow leather strap. No...
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