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    Does the Swarovski SLC 8x42 HD have the rolling ball effect while panning?

    Hard to understand if it was the latest version (after 2013). On the graph I linked in post#6 the 8x56 SLC has quite a lot of pincussion compared to the Swarovision ELs, which are infamous for rolling ball.. John
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    Does the Swarovski SLC 8x42 HD have the rolling ball effect while panning?

    I couldn't really comment on that, but both the Leica BA and the old SLCs had reputations for being (solid) "bricks". One of the reasons for the ease of view of the SLC may be the generously sized (and consequently heavy) prisms. If you hold the binocular at arm's length and turn it to one side...
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    Does the Swarovski SLC 8x42 HD have the rolling ball effect while panning?

    The objective-side photos of the original 8x42 SLC HD and the revised cheaper version gave me quite a fright, but a quick check of my 8x56 (2020 manufacture) revealed that it is just like that shown in John Roberts' linked post #5, i.e. well baffled. @Szmako81. I have a 7x42 SLC of 2003...
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    Does the Swarovski SLC 8x42 HD have the rolling ball effect while panning?

    It is very unlikely that you would experience rolling ball with the 8x42 SLC as it has a moderate amount of pincussion distortion. See here: http://holgermerlitz.de/newk/images/newk.jpg Since it was discontinued by Swarovski it is now available as the Kahles Helia S, KAHLES: Ferngläser at a...
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