It is just normal people really. A lot of people rent them and the sporting good's store's just rent Swaro's. You don't see ONE Nikon or Kowa.STATUS QUO with their rose gold rolex daytona watch to boot I bet...
It is just normal people really. A lot of people rent them and the sporting good's store's just rent Swaro's. You don't see ONE Nikon or Kowa.STATUS QUO with their rose gold rolex daytona watch to boot I bet...
JG if it is 'a great way to introduce unsteadiness to your glass', I suggest you take your bourbon straight from the bottle.
Lee
don't be so rude!
Suppose you are a very enthusiastic young (or old) birder having saved enough money to finally buy that Swarovision / Noctivid / SF you know you'll be using for the next 10-15 years, and this one comes out...
First of all you'll need to save some more but anyone shopping for the very best has one more contender to consider, and I think that's a good thing!
I actually have been thinking about buying a new pair of binoculars for some time, not because the 7x42 T*FL is letting me down, but because the longer I have them, the less I would be willing to risk them getting lost / broken / stolen during one of my travels. At least if I have another pair, I have 50% less chance (but 50% of having a very expensive SF or NL stollen / lost or broken :smoke: ).
Happily, I can also just not buy any binocular at the moment as I have better ways of spending / investing my money! And my 7x42 T*FL cost me around 1100 euro back in the days... You can buy 2.5 of those for one of the new Swaro NLs! Expensive views so they'll better be good! :king:
Have you used an EL SV for ten years so you know what it's all about?
Guessing not.
For many years I have been asking for EWA binoculars to deaf ears.
Finally, something approaching EWA has arrived.
I think that now cheaper competitors will produce EWA binoculars.
I have also been asking for 12x45. I suppose a high quality 12x42 might suit.
So long as the eye relief is not excessive.
I also don't want rolling ball.
The question is whether with Covid 19 quality manufacture can be achieved together with quality back up.
I would be suspicious of any binocular made at the present time, and would prefer one year old production.
And have the technicians lost part of their skill with time at home.
If I am still around I might consider the 12x42 at a later date.
The headrest might work if fully adjustable.
And does it all work when wearing a mask.
Posting myself in a large envelope for fitting might be a problem.
Regards,
B.
In Swarovski's new advertising it is the "N L Pure."
https://www.swarovskioptik.com/birding/nl-pure-c21011201/nl-pure-10x42-p5598773
It looks, to me anyway, like a large version of the CL Companion B.
I wonder if its eyepieces have "optical box" construction like the CL Companion B?
Bob
Swarovski is saying the headrest pad is as efficient as the IS system on the Canon's! Wow!:-O
I have never seen a thread with this many post's in such a short period of time on Bird Forum. When Swarovski introduce's a new product it attract's a lot of attention from the birder's. You have to give it too Swarovski they are probably the leader's in optical innovation.
Talking about cost may be a little vulgar, but £2781 is a rather shocking price.
...one shop in the UK was discounting some EL bins by hundreds of pounds yesterday ...coincidence?
... my small collection could instead be enhanced with a Kowa Highlander 32x82 for £2999
(only219 more)
Hmmm, still thinking my next aquisition will be the 7x42 Habicht
I have never seen a thread with this many post's in such a short period of time on Bird Forum. When Swarovski introduce's a new product it attract's a lot of attention from the birder's. You have to give it too Swarovski they are probably the leader's in optical innovation.
Not vulgar but realistic. How can Swarovski justify such an astronomical price? Given you can get a top-notch instrument for half the price (and a exceptional one for a quarter) I really do wonder whether they've priced themselves out of the market (or rather into a market so small it makes little economic sense). A sub-£1000 instrument would have made more sense.
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??
Swarovski has the best service and the best warranty in the business and that is partly what you are paying for when you buy one. They also have the best resale and maintain their value better than any other premium brand in my experience. You are paying for cutting edge technology and the fact that the binocular is built mostly by Swarovski under tight quality control and not subcontracted by Kamakura like so many other binocular's are nowday's. Even with their astronomical prices they still sell five times as many binocular's as any other premium optics manufacturer.Not vulgar but realistic. How can Swarovski justify such an astronomical price? Given you can get a top-notch instrument for half the price (and a exceptional one for a quarter) I really do wonder whether they've priced themselves out of the market (or rather into a market so small it makes little economic sense). A sub-£1000 instrument would have made more sense.
Poor techie guys having to do a PR piece on their own… I feel their pain! Wonder how many takes they had to do?!
Peter