jalethbridge
I like sea-watching
Can anyone point me in the direction of a review/discussion on the 10x42 HD SLCs?
Thanks
Jonathan
Thanks
Jonathan
Jonathan,
It's been said so many times before but, particularly at this price point, I think you have to test them yourself.
In this format there probably are only four serious competitors, the EL Swarovision, Leica Ultravid, Zeiss FL and Nikon EDG.
Two years ago I bought a Zeiss Victory FL, which I considered then to be the best 10x42 available. A couple of weeks ago I met a fellow birder with a 10x42 Swarovision and having tried that am now a little dissatisfied. There are of course many, who dislike the lack of pincussion distortion and the attendant rolling ball effect but I seem to be immune to that, so it's all very much a matter of personal taste.
If the Swarovisions have an Achilles heel it is that individual samples have a somewhat sticky focussing wheel (as experienced at a bird festival recently) so it is really mandatory to check the individual bin before purchase.
John
Jonathan,
If the Swarovisions have an Achilles heel it is that individual samples have a somewhat sticky focussing wheel (as experienced at a bird festival recently) John
And as you suggest, there might be sample variation, with some Swaro focusers working properly and some not.
Brock,
At said bird festival I picked up a Swarovision, a 10x50 if I remember correctly, and remarked to the Swaro rep: "That's a bit notchy."
An hour or two later I came back to the stand and noted that it had loosened up nicely. The Swaro rep gave me a wink and said: "We swapped it."
John
Brock I think he is a relative, so don't mess with me. I found a lot of your posts on the achilles heel reference to Swarovski focuser on here, same way rolling ball > Swaro and Nikon and on and on etc. forever more.
I have had new Swarovisions for several months now and I can say that the focus wheel was just slightly tough at the beginning; now it's as smooth as you can wish.
(Sounds a lot like contemporary American Republicans on any number of fronts, doesn't it?).
No point in disputing things with Brock. He made up his mind ten years ago and hasn't examined it since.
Someone hereabouts called it an "idee fixe." Here in America we used to call it a "one-idea man." No point in asking him to reconsider. He won't even look through an SV. Case closed. (Sounds a lot like contemporary American Republicans on any number of fronts, doesn't it?).
A useful quote vis a vis Churchill: "The dangerous man is the one who has only one idea, because then he'll fight and die for it." - Francis Crick. Crick's not an American but you get the drift.
And of course the few ideas in this case (focus, brightness, rolling ball, etc.) are more annoying than dangerous so that makes it even less worth the while.
Off for migrating hawks with the SV,
Mark
Mark you might be surprised where Brock is politically, so I like I said you two would get along in "real" life.
No point in disputing things with Brock. He made up his mind ten years ago and hasn't examined it since.
Someone hereabouts called it an "idee fixe." Here in America we used to call it a "one-idea man." No point in asking him to reconsider. He won't even look through an SV. Case closed. (Sounds a lot like contemporary American Republicans on any number of fronts, doesn't it?).
A useful quote vis a vis Churchill: "The dangerous man is the one who has only one idea, because then he'll fight and die for it." - Francis Crick. Crick's not an American but you get the drift.
And of course the few ideas in this case (focus, brightness, rolling ball, etc.) are more annoying than dangerous so that makes it even less worth the while.
Off for migrating hawks with the SV,
Mark