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Why doesn't Swarovski make an NL Pure 10x42 IS and a NL Pure 14x52 IS binocular?
But this thread isn't about binos with RF. It's about binos with IS. In the camera world IS is a mature, well-established feature. Telephoto lenses with IS have been used in all kinds of environments for many, many years, including very wet and cold environments such as Greenland and Iceland...- Hermann
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- Forum: Binoculars
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Why doesn't Swarovski make an NL Pure 10x42 IS and a NL Pure 14x52 IS binocular?
IBIS doesn't really work well with long lenses. Virtually all telephotos have had IS for many years now. Not really. But it's more economical to make a camera with IBIS and lots of short lenses without IS. Back in the times when DSLRs ruled many short lenses had IS as well, including the much...- Hermann
- Post #28
- Forum: Binoculars
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Why doesn't Swarovski make an NL Pure 10x42 IS and a NL Pure 14x52 IS binocular?
Well, they still make a lot of money selling muggle binoculars. Why should they change anything now? But when Chinese manufacturers start to make stabilized binoculars with good optics it will be too late. Hermann (who believes the European manufacturers are still fast asleep)- Hermann
- Post #11
- Forum: Binoculars
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Why doesn't Swarovski make an NL Pure 10x42 IS and a NL Pure 14x52 IS binocular?
So you still use smoke signals for communication, right? Relying on batteries for a communication device to work is a terrible idea. The market for cellphones must be miniscule ... 😁 Hermann- Hermann
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- Forum: Binoculars