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    Swarovski NL 8x42 - First Impressions

    Ed, post 919, No I use them in the orginal state. Gijs van Ginkel
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    Swarovski NL 8x42 - First Impressions

    I do not know whether that plays a role, but if binocular producers make different kinds of eyecups they have to publish new eyerelief values for every type of eyecup. Moreover spectacle users and eyecups is also a matter of concern (different kind of spectacles, ski goggles versus reading...
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    Swarovski NL 8x42 - First Impressions

    Using a Ramsden dynameter I found an eyerelief of 18 mm for the NL pure 8x42 and 19 mm for the EL-SV 8,5x42 . The distances are measured from the surfaces of the eyepiece lens. Gijs van Ginkel
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    Swarovski NL 8x42 - First Impressions

    I start to realise that becoming envious is a strong emotion, but gentlemen drink a strong cup of coffee, take an ice-cold bath and the world will undoubtedly look better for you. Gijs van Ginkel
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    Swarovski NL 8x42 - First Impressions

    Tom, post 941, I had not the courage to inform the readers on this forum, that Swarovski supplied me with a set of transparent platinum objective covers that keep all glare/flare/reflections from entering the binoculars. On the inside a movie of flying birds is shown, so you never see any...
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    Swarovski NL 8x42 - First Impressions

    Aquaplas, post 937, That is also my experience with both the Zeiss SF 8x32 and the NL pure 8x42. I have investigated many binoculars in my life and large water surfaces with a sun fairly low above the horizon generating many intense light sources by small waves were no problem with the NL pure...
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    Swarovski NL 8x42 - First Impressions

    Yesterday it was an excellent day for birding: sun rather low over the pasture lands, most of them flooded, the river Rhine flooded in many places, hundreds may be thousands of different birds gathering on and around the flooded pasture lands. Sun and wind caused many relfecting aves over the...
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    Swarovski NL 8x42 - First Impressions

    PterPS, post 899, Unfortunately I had to pay the normal price you also will have to pay, but apart from my joke: glare really does not turn up in the NL pure I have and I have tried very hard to generate it in order to find out what could go on. Henry's explanation can not be confirmed in my...
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    Swarovski NL 8x42 - First Impressions

    Jan, post 895, Yes I noticed it: on the box it said: Swarovski NLpure-GF only sold by HOO. Now I understand why I had to pay 6000 US dollars. So I am a lucky guy. Gijs van Ginkel
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    Swarovski NL 8x42 - First Impressions

    I have tried to generate reflections/glare in the 8x42 NL pure using a high intensity LED LENSER flashlight (concentrated and wide beam) shining from behind in the eyepieces, shining at different angles inside in the objective metal case (perfectly blackened in my NL): no reflections in my...
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    Swarovski NL 8x42 - First Impressions

    Canip, post 887, You are right but if non-glare observers do not mention it we get this whole forum infected with a sort of glare absolutism . Gijs van Ginkel
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    Swarovski NL 8x42 - First Impressions

    BabyDov, post 878, I have the NL 8x42 now for some time and in my hands it never showed any glare, handling is very comfortable and the optical quality is excellent. It is of course heavier than the 8x32 EL, but it has a larger FOV. The test report in which I compared this NL with other top...
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    Swarovski NL 8x42 - First Impressions

    With very little effort you can make a compact handle attached to the bag. Gijs van Ginkel
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    Swarovski NL 8x42 - First Impressions

    The new Swarovski bag has in my view the advantage that it is easy to get the binocular in the bag and not with the lenses directed to the botom or the top cover of the bag. And I do not miss the handle in the previous bag at all. Swarovski has experimented quite a bit with different bag...
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    Swarovski NL 8x42 - First Impressions

    hyperboreus, post 856, I do not think that it is silly. The bag Zeiss supplies for the Victory SF 8x32 does not satisfy me at all, although it is well made etc. So I have other bags that fulfill my wishes much butter and the ZEiss bag is used for a smaller binocular and that works allright to...
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    Swarovski NL 8x42 - First Impressions

    hyperboreus, post 850, I had exactly the same problem with the eyepiece cover, so I decided to take a cover of another (historical) brand that fits very well, comes off quickly when necessary and protects perfectly against rain and dust. Eyepiece covers of many brands are in my experience often...
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    Swarovski NL 8x42 - First Impressions

    Thomas, post 842, I investigated the NL 8X42 and did not observe a globe effect, see my report on the WEB-ste of House of Outdoor. Gijs van Ginkel
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    Swarovski NL 8x42 - First Impressions

    I did report differences in image quality between the Swarovski NL pure 8x42 and the Zeiss SF 8x32. Part of it is due to the difference in the size of the exit pupil, but the difference is enhanced by the observation that the light transmission of the NL pure 8x42 shows a perfect flat...
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    Swarovski NL 8x42 - First Impressions

    xaver, post 801, You are absolutely right, but is there something wrong with it? After all everybody makes a choice depending on his/her wishes and weight can be one of them. Gijs van Ginkel
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    Swarovski NL 8x42 - First Impressions

    Dennis, post 796, I measured a close focus of 1,86 m for the 8x42 NL pure and 1,84 m for the Zeiss Victory SF. The FOV is 159m/1000m for the NL pure 8x42 and 155m/1000m for the SF 8x32. The blue ring around the field edge of the SF 8x32 is very thin, but it is there and I also saw it in the...
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    Swarovski NL 8x42 - First Impressions

    Peter, post 793, No glare no rolling ball in both binoculars. A striking difference was certainly, that the SF 8x32 showed a pronounced blue line along the very edge of the field and that was not there in the NL 8x42. Gijs van Ginkel
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    Swarovski NL 8x42 - First Impressions

    I performed a star test with the 8x42 NL as well as with the SF 8x32. Both show at the very edge of the FOV a small deformation of the star, the SF a little stronger than the NL. With regard to comments on the body armor of the Swarovskis: I have used Swarovski, Leitz-Leica and Zeiss binoculars...
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    Swarovski NL 8x42 - First Impressions

    etudiant, post 606, I think that you drew the wrong conclsion, the companies I visited and certainly Swarovski checked if there were differences between the two binocular tubes, and if so, are they within the required precision limits. I think it is far to quick to draw conclusions as formulated...
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    Swarovski NL 8x42 - First Impressions

    andy, post 528, Swarovski binoculars/telescopes is only a very small part of the large Tyrolit/Swarovski company. Crystal and abrasives are very much bigger than optics. Gijs van Ginkel
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    Swarovski NL 8x42 - First Impressions

    Justin, post 497, I know what you mean with the blinding level of internal reflections, I have seen that with some binoculars, but not with the 8x32 SV, the binocular I took with me on our camping vacation in the beginning of August of this year near the sea shore in the northern part of The...
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