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Zeiss 8x32 has arrived.. Unboxing (1 Viewer)

binomania

binomania

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Hi from Italy. Thanks to Zeiss Italy i've received one specimen of Victory SF 8x32. At the moment i've published a simple uboxing on my youtube channel. https://youtu.be/vHz8xY88YAg in the next weeks i will test on the field to write a review. Have a nice week - end. Piergiovanni
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Lucky you :)

I have been trying to get one specimen of SF 8x32 for testing on Allbinos and Optyczne since May. I was writing both to Polish distributor and to Zeiss headquarters. Without any success...
 
I'm not surprised, you're obviously on their blacklist! You shouldn't be puzzled..... remember this,

https://www.birdforum.net/showpost.php?p=3180471&postcount=7

I looked at the scoring and comments for the Victory SF 8 x42 ( 2 reviewers ) on your site. Whilst I'm sure Carl Zeiss are confident in their new product, why on earth would they take a risk and supply you with a free sample to probably find fault with? They're not looking for any negatives before shipping out to retailers, particularly after having to reschedule the supply dates and worldwide launch. I appreciate you've posted a positive initial review on the NL Pure recently and no doubt will follow that up in due course.

Unfortunately you will need to purchase or borrow a unit when they become available,

Good luck.
 
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PYRTLE - since the post you mentioned they send me SF 10x42, HT 10x42 and Conquest HD 10x42 for testing. But it was in 2016...

Mark - Zeiss scored very well in endurance test taking 1st place so it is not argument for not sending me SF 8x32. However, maybe again something is wrong with baffling and internal reflections as was in SF 10x42 I reviewed.
 
Arek said:
PYRTLE - since the post you mentioned they send me SF 10x42, HT 10x42 and Conquest HD 10x42 for testing. But it was in 2016...

Mark - Zeiss scored very well in endurance test taking 1st place so it is not argument for not sending me SF 8x32. However, maybe again something is wrong with baffling and internal reflections as was in SF 10x42 I reviewed.
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Thank you for the update, better late than never.

Regards.
 
Don't worry Arek - I'd rather wait a month or two for your honest thoughts than something written by an "influencer" tomorrow...
 
Mark9473 said:
Arek, maybe they still remember that stress test you did (I'm sure Leica remember). ;-)
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Was this the stress test which the Conquest survived perfectly?

Probably the best piece of unpaid advertising Zeiss ever got. They should send you a gold-edition SF in thanks.

Edmund
 
Arek said:
Lucky you :)

I have been trying to get one specimen of SF 8x32 for testing on Allbinos and Optyczne since May. I was writing both to Polish distributor and to Zeiss headquarters. Without any success...
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I'm comparing it to my Zeiss Victory SF 8x42 and the Victory SF 8x32 has no lateral chromatic aberration, at least under normal lighting conditions. I think it is more correct than my SF 8x42 and I must admit that I like the images that these binoculars give. I should finish the review and video review in the next few days.
 
binomania said:
I'm comparing it to my Zeiss Victory SF 8x42 and the Victory SF 8x32 has no lateral chromatic aberration, at least under normal lighting conditions. I think it is more correct than my SF 8x42 and I must admit that I like the images that these binoculars give. I should finish the review and video review in the next few days.
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Sounds promising, looking forward to the review!
 
binomania said:
I'm comparing it to my Zeiss Victory SF 8x42 and the Victory SF 8x32 has no lateral chromatic aberration, at least under normal lighting conditions. I think it is more correct than my SF 8x42 and I must admit that I like the images that these binoculars give. I should finish the review and video review in the next few days.
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Hopefully you can test for glare and veiling glare especially, as that seems to be the biggest factor in ruining good contrast.
 
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