dwatsonbirder
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Nearly 5 years have passed since I started this thread, and I am delighted to report that I finally joined the exclusive 7x42 FL club (admittedly years - fashionably? - late to the party) this week. I found a 2008 lotutec model for a fair price, and decided to treat myself.
I have very much been a champion for the Swarovski SLC 7x42 having used one extensively for roughly the last decade, but it was becoming, quite literally a pain in the neck. Optically I couldn't fault it, and felt it held its own against the latest and greatest.
As I see it the Zeiss offers three major advantages over the SLC; weight (roughly 200g lighter), field of view (150m versus 140m) and a brighter image.
I've barely had chance to use it properly yet, but hoping tomorrow will offer a decent opportunity. I certainly can't wait to try it out in the spring, or even better in what I consider the natural habitat of the 7x42: steamy, leech filled, pristine rainforest.
Either way, I'm grateful to those who encouraged me to take the plunge all those years ago, and I think I have finally found my "bins for life".
I have very much been a champion for the Swarovski SLC 7x42 having used one extensively for roughly the last decade, but it was becoming, quite literally a pain in the neck. Optically I couldn't fault it, and felt it held its own against the latest and greatest.
As I see it the Zeiss offers three major advantages over the SLC; weight (roughly 200g lighter), field of view (150m versus 140m) and a brighter image.
I've barely had chance to use it properly yet, but hoping tomorrow will offer a decent opportunity. I certainly can't wait to try it out in the spring, or even better in what I consider the natural habitat of the 7x42: steamy, leech filled, pristine rainforest.
Either way, I'm grateful to those who encouraged me to take the plunge all those years ago, and I think I have finally found my "bins for life".