Hello,
I came across this forum while researching binoculars. Thank you all for sharing your wealth of knowledge and experience.
I am interested in finding a pair of Swarovski Pocket 10x25 BP binoculars. This is the generation before the newer CL model. I can't seem to find any retailers with it still in stock. If you know of any, please let me know.
The main reason I want to get the BP is that it is excellent (according to my research), waterproof, compact, and very light, at 230g. The equivalent Leica and Zeiss models seem to be several tens of grams heavier. The 10x25 CL from Swarovski is a whopping 120g heavier. While this latest model is superior in various other ways, those advantages are not worth the additional weight to me.
The secondary reason to favour the BP model over the disqualified CL model is that perhaps I can find it somewhere for a reduced price, whether this is from a retailer clearing out old stock, or from a private seller who is not as particular about the weight as I, or indeed prefers a heavier bino anyways, and who wishes to upgrade to the CL model.
So let me know if you want to get rid of yours, or if you know of anyone selling!
Thank you
I came across this forum while researching binoculars. Thank you all for sharing your wealth of knowledge and experience.
I am interested in finding a pair of Swarovski Pocket 10x25 BP binoculars. This is the generation before the newer CL model. I can't seem to find any retailers with it still in stock. If you know of any, please let me know.
The main reason I want to get the BP is that it is excellent (according to my research), waterproof, compact, and very light, at 230g. The equivalent Leica and Zeiss models seem to be several tens of grams heavier. The 10x25 CL from Swarovski is a whopping 120g heavier. While this latest model is superior in various other ways, those advantages are not worth the additional weight to me.
The secondary reason to favour the BP model over the disqualified CL model is that perhaps I can find it somewhere for a reduced price, whether this is from a retailer clearing out old stock, or from a private seller who is not as particular about the weight as I, or indeed prefers a heavier bino anyways, and who wishes to upgrade to the CL model.
So let me know if you want to get rid of yours, or if you know of anyone selling!
Thank you
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