Pitter
Well-known member
Years ago in the early nineties I popped for an 8x30 to take on backpacking trips. One morning after a night of heavy rain in the mountains of Washington state I awoke in my tent to find the binocular was completed forged inside. It had been in the tent with me the whole night (and not lying in a pool of leaked water). I returned it to Austria for repair and they 1. charged me a hefty repair fee (binoc two years old at that point) and 2. took months to return it. I swore off Swarovski then but have returned twenty five years later hoping for better performance with an 12x50.