arran
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Testing NL pure
In August House of Outdoors gave me the possibility to test the new range of NL binoculars.Thanks for great service and technical background info!!
3 types were present : 8X42, 10X42 and 12X42.
Conditions of testing : warm hot and very sunny weather in a nice Dutch shopping street /interior darker environment of the shop itself.
Persons present : myself (keen birdwatcher) and my wife with her 8,5X42 EL latest model fieldpro.I have been using the Zeiss SF 10X42 during the last 2 years.
General look : these bins are beautiful !At least my taste. The central focus drive in nicely positioned.
Optics impression : microcontrast is superb (tested on lichens on the old roofs) and to my taste slightly better than the EL.I had a quite pronounced pop-up effect , the same as you have sometimes in photography.
The FOV is just mind-blowing and you get totally immersed into the field of view!!
What surprised me however , was the appearance of a light flare ring , which was more pronounced with the 10X version.This phenomenon did not disappear while directing the bin into another direction.With my wife's bin , this was not the case , and no flare was seen!.
I tried changing the eye relief by pulling out the ocular , but no big change.
The flare was really concentrated in the outer circle.I was standing in a shadowed street part and looking into all directions!
The phenomenon was not there while using the bin in the shop
Balance : superb!Center of gravity seems to have shifted to the front.
Focus drive : in the end , Swarovski managed to produce a smooth working drive.
However , the 12X bin , was not no smoothy operating , perhaps due to pre production variation?
My wife's impression : while wearing glasses , she had no problem at all , using the NL pure , the is still convinced , of all bins , SV are the best!
Conclusion ; I am convinced that Swarovski managed to unite all positives of the alpha bins in one new product : the microcontrast of the noctivid , the balance of the zeiss sf and also the increased FOV of the SF.
A last word about the accessoire that can be useful to stabilise the bin: it really works , especially with the 12X bin , however , it protrudes in the height of the bin , and I don't know how it will physically disturb while using these bins intensively.
In August House of Outdoors gave me the possibility to test the new range of NL binoculars.Thanks for great service and technical background info!!
3 types were present : 8X42, 10X42 and 12X42.
Conditions of testing : warm hot and very sunny weather in a nice Dutch shopping street /interior darker environment of the shop itself.
Persons present : myself (keen birdwatcher) and my wife with her 8,5X42 EL latest model fieldpro.I have been using the Zeiss SF 10X42 during the last 2 years.
General look : these bins are beautiful !At least my taste. The central focus drive in nicely positioned.
Optics impression : microcontrast is superb (tested on lichens on the old roofs) and to my taste slightly better than the EL.I had a quite pronounced pop-up effect , the same as you have sometimes in photography.
The FOV is just mind-blowing and you get totally immersed into the field of view!!
What surprised me however , was the appearance of a light flare ring , which was more pronounced with the 10X version.This phenomenon did not disappear while directing the bin into another direction.With my wife's bin , this was not the case , and no flare was seen!.
I tried changing the eye relief by pulling out the ocular , but no big change.
The flare was really concentrated in the outer circle.I was standing in a shadowed street part and looking into all directions!
The phenomenon was not there while using the bin in the shop
Balance : superb!Center of gravity seems to have shifted to the front.
Focus drive : in the end , Swarovski managed to produce a smooth working drive.
However , the 12X bin , was not no smoothy operating , perhaps due to pre production variation?
My wife's impression : while wearing glasses , she had no problem at all , using the NL pure , the is still convinced , of all bins , SV are the best!
Conclusion ; I am convinced that Swarovski managed to unite all positives of the alpha bins in one new product : the microcontrast of the noctivid , the balance of the zeiss sf and also the increased FOV of the SF.
A last word about the accessoire that can be useful to stabilise the bin: it really works , especially with the 12X bin , however , it protrudes in the height of the bin , and I don't know how it will physically disturb while using these bins intensively.
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