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A quick review of Swarovski 12x50 EL versus Zeiss 10x54 HT
The Swarovski SLC 15x56 WB is on my list to get, eventually, for astronomy purposes. But only because I already have 10x and 12x general purposes Zeiss and Swaro. 15x is getting more specialized. It's so hard to get a good sky. I think SLC 15x56 can also be useful in terrestrial usage. -
A quick review of Swarovski 12x50 EL versus Zeiss 10x54 HT
The full moon here in the mid-atlantic area looked fantastic through 12x. The 12x EL resolved noticeably more than the 10x HT. Both required steady support. My favorite improvised object is a vehicle one can rest one's elbows on. Of course 12x needs support to look at ET objects in the sky... -
A quick review of Swarovski 12x50 EL versus Zeiss 10x54 HT
For about a decade I thought that giving up power to gain FOV was a favorable gain. In the last few years, I reversed my thinking and realized I like more power, more resolution, more crispness at the expense of FOV. Because I like the thing that I am looking at to appear as crisp and fine as... -
A quick review of Swarovski 12x50 EL versus Zeiss 10x54 HT
I love Optica Exotica's reviews, this review is of a 10x42mm but it equally applies to EL50: Did some astronomy today, full moon. The moon looked much sharper with 12x EL versus 10X HT. The trick was stabilizing the EL50. However in my experience every binocular, even 7x needs stabilization... -
A quick review of Swarovski 12x50 EL versus Zeiss 10x54 HT
An old thread, I know but wanted to cite this as this is exactly how I felt about EL. A stunning image, more vibrant than that of HT. It's like my old 8.5x42mm Swaro except the 12x50 resolves more, the picture is even brighter - not due to coatings but due to larger objective, the old... -
A quick review of Swarovski 12x50 EL versus Zeiss 10x54 HT
I faced the choice between 10x56 SLC and 10x54 HT. Got the latter but think I would have been perfectly happy with the SLC. Compared to the 54/56mm, the 12x50 feels compact. Test drove both exemplars in deep twilight and the HT, not surprisingly pulled slightly ahead of the EL. It made... -
A quick review of Swarovski 12x50 EL versus Zeiss 10x54 HT
Just got the 2017-vintage 12x50 EL and here are the first impressions. In the context of exclusively using 10x54 HT for the last few years. The 12x50 EL does not look much bigger than the 8.5x42 EL I've had for a decade. Which felt like a featherweight. It is however noticeably heavier. Which...