PlanetMaker
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I just got a Swarovski 10x50 EL and wondered if I sent them to Swarovski they could fix the CA problem with them?
Thanks
Dan
Thanks
Dan
I just got a Swarovski 10x50 EL and wondered if I sent them to Swarovski they could fix the CA problem with them?
Thanks
Dan
In low light near morning or evening and only on the edges of dark objects with the contrast of the sky behind it
Thanks
Dan,
A few members who are real sensitive to CA have also reported this over the past few years. Think it is not a defect, but a design choice by Swarovski. You can call SONA (Swarovski Optik North America) in Rhode Island 800-426-3089 with your concerns, but it may not be a "fixable" performance criteria.
For those effected, I've read they moved on to optics that display to their eyes, lower CA issues. As always, "Trying before Buying" is really the best way to determine if an optical instrument will meet all of Your Needs!
Ted
Out of these that I've had, Zeiss 10x42 Conquest, Nikon Monarch 7, Vortex Viper 10x42, Kowa 10.5x44
The Kowa had the least CA, followed by Zeiss, Swarovski, Vortex and the worse was the Nikon Monarch 7
I've had the 10X50 SV for several years, see what you're talking about and have found it in every other 42/50mm bin I've looked at. It's never hurt my enjoyment, as other make and models have. Eyeglasses and aging eyes don't help either...so I'm told by my optician. The ONLY optic where I see no CA is in my Kowa 883 scope.In low light near morning or evening and only on the edges of dark objects with the contrast of the sky behind it
Thanks
I've had the 10X50 SV for several years, see what you're talking about and have found it in every other 42/50mm bin I've looked at. It's never hurt my enjoyment, as other make and models have. Eyeglasses and aging eyes don't help either...so I'm told by my optician. The ONLY optic where I see no CA is in my Kowa 883 scope.
Careful eye placement and IPD adjustment all but eliminated the visible CA in my 10X50 SV.
Good!I agree on eye placement, this morning was over cast and I saw no CA unless I looked off access and forced it
I agree on eye placement, this morning was over cast and I saw no CA unless I looked off access and forced it
Out of these that I've had, Zeiss 10x42 Conquest, Nikon Monarch 7, Vortex Viper 10x42, Kowa 10.5x44
The Kowa had the least CA, followed by Zeiss, Swarovski, Vortex and the worse was the Nikon Monarch 7
Dan,
Pileatus has offered some great advice. It was his informative EL10X50SV thread that started my investment interest and peaked with even more threads such as THIS one by Gijs! Through these two threads, you can find discussions of CA issues that have been accommodated by those seeking to enjoy the 10X50 virtues, and those very few who choose to move on.
FWIW, not being sensitive or bothered by CA and\or glare issues in the EL10X50SV (or many other great glass optics) may somewhat invalidate my opinion and experience to others. However, for what "I see", they provide a view that I still haven't discovered an equal to 3 years later!! :t:
Ted
We have 8X32 SE's (serial#'s 504..., 550...). I use the 504...Pileatus,
I see you have a SE 8X32, do you have a SE 10X42.
Andy W.