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  1. K

    New Product Introduction Today From Swarovski ?

    I stand corrected! I've never seen anyone do that before.
  2. K

    New Product Introduction Today From Swarovski ?

    Trying to show off the binocular: get your hand out of the way! Nothing burger.
  3. K

    New Product Introduction Today From Swarovski ?

    Miscommunication/misunderstanding. One or the other. Dennis you know every Swaro dealer gives an automatic 10% discount. Beyond that Swaro gets feisty. I actually admire that.
  4. K

    New Product Introduction Today From Swarovski ?

    Re: eurooptic, I drove past their storefront today. Rather imposing but I am not in the market for anything. Covid and all. I did once stop by their former storefront and well they had a lot of guns. But I walked about with a bino or two. In the hinterland, you have to know your stuff or you go...
  5. K

    New Product Introduction Today From Swarovski ?

    I agree. In fact as a long time procrastinator, I'll just wait a year anyway. Funny thing: if you wait long enough you probably won't want it. I do not have a Porsche Cayman, for instance.
  6. K

    New Product Introduction Today From Swarovski ?

    That Black-billed Cuckoo was way off track, but the response! Those are some serious birders! When I lived in Cincinnati, Ohio a Garganey stopped by. The scope line was impressive but nothing like that! Black and Yellow-billed Cuckoos are fairly common here. A little wary as it turns out. They...
  7. K

    New Product Introduction Today From Swarovski ?

    PS: Dennis got his one-star review (notice the hyphen and the correct use of parentheses) removed from B&H. Make of that what you want.
  8. K

    New Product Introduction Today From Swarovski ?

    Try the hyphen, en dash, and em dash. Oh, and Alexis you might want to work on the parenthesis/bracket dilemma. Totally kidding. B (:
  9. K

    New Product Introduction Today From Swarovski ?

    Sorry, I meant retail discounts. I have no idea what dealers pay. It doesn't sound as lucrative as hand sanitizer. ;)
  10. K

    New Product Introduction Today From Swarovski ?

    Swaro dealer discounts have been 10% for as long as I know. US NL prices: 8x42: $2969 10x42: $3029 12x42: $3099 Not in stock of course, but it explains why the EL price was dropped. That's not a huge price increase for the NL. Old price on the 8.5 SV was, if memory serves, $2649?? Just for...
  11. K

    New Product Introduction Today From Swarovski ?

    Yeah, I don't see any influencers either, just us usual blowhards. :-O
  12. K

    New Product Introduction Today From Swarovski ?

    ;) I meant a $500 price drop. But there's really no way increasing the close focus would have much to do with that. If it's true I'm pretty disappointed that Swaro went that route. Seems an unecessary compromise. I'm guessing current stocks are close focusing so if you want to save over one...
  13. K

    New Product Introduction Today From Swarovski ?

    I think the 8.5 FP was priced at $2659 or around that. B&H dropped the price to $2149, a $600 drop. I'd call that significant!
  14. K

    New Product Introduction Today From Swarovski ?

    Just watched the video. So delightfully honest, bad, silly, great, that Swaro just sold me on a 10x. Sign me up!
  15. K

    New Product Introduction Today From Swarovski ?

    Yeah, not sure I see another 42mm in the future. I take A 32mm nearly every time. 25mm on the other hand is just too small. 30-32mm is probably where I'll stay. I use the hat trick all the time but I never gave it a thought. Maybe the forehead rest makes a bit of sense?? I'll just stick with a...
  16. K

    New Product Introduction Today From Swarovski ?

    Which is why we have an "influencer" review of the 32mm SF a full six months before they might show up? ;)
  17. K

    New Product Introduction Today From Swarovski ?

    Totally old school here. Ciocc and Olmo, Campy Super Record. Steel is real,as they say.;)
  18. K

    New Product Introduction Today From Swarovski ?

    Love it, Dennis. Let me know when you're chasing a Loon with a spotter. Should be fun!
  19. K

    New Product Introduction Today From Swarovski ?

    Yes indeed, they look large. Regardiing FOV, I think back to occasions when it would make a difference, and mostly it wouldn't have made a difference. Examples: Loons, maybe a quarter mile. Forget it, put the binos down and wait for them. Sea Otters, West coast, quarter to half mile, forget...
  20. K

    New Product Introduction Today From Swarovski ?

    Agreed!
  21. K

    New Product Introduction Today From Swarovski ?

    I just got an ad (Cornell Lab of Ornithology) for a BTX spotter with a peep sight and a forehead rest. Could a forehead rest work at 60x??
  22. K

    New Product Introduction Today From Swarovski ?

    Have you used an EL SV for ten years so you know what it's all about? Guessing not.
  23. K

    New Product Introduction Today From Swarovski ?

    So they dropped the 8.5x for an 8x? It doesn't sound like much of a difference but after ten years of use I really have enjoyed the little extra oomph. Maybe a 10x is in the offing. They do look comfy, with lots of room for fat fingers, lol.
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