Hello everyone,
First time poster here. I am currently looking for my first binocular. I've done some research on the internet and now I am deciding between the CL companion 8x30 and the EL 8x32. In camera lenses usually the number of special glass elements used is an indicator of the optical quality (although it is not a rule). For example, high-end lenses typically use low-dispersion elements (ED, UD, SLD, fluorite, etc) and aspherical element to correct various types of aberration. I wonder if this true for binoculars. I've carefully read through Swarovski website, but I didn't find any information regarding the optical formula used for CL series binoculars. The EL does have so-called "HD optics", which contains fluoride. I guess those fluoride-containing glass could achieve something similar to fluorite (CaF2). But I am not sure if CL has something similar as well. Should I worry about the optical quality of CL, if it doesn't have any special glass? I am a bit hesitant of dropping $2200 on the EL
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.
First time poster here. I am currently looking for my first binocular. I've done some research on the internet and now I am deciding between the CL companion 8x30 and the EL 8x32. In camera lenses usually the number of special glass elements used is an indicator of the optical quality (although it is not a rule). For example, high-end lenses typically use low-dispersion elements (ED, UD, SLD, fluorite, etc) and aspherical element to correct various types of aberration. I wonder if this true for binoculars. I've carefully read through Swarovski website, but I didn't find any information regarding the optical formula used for CL series binoculars. The EL does have so-called "HD optics", which contains fluoride. I guess those fluoride-containing glass could achieve something similar to fluorite (CaF2). But I am not sure if CL has something similar as well. Should I worry about the optical quality of CL, if it doesn't have any special glass? I am a bit hesitant of dropping $2200 on the EL
Any advice will be greatly appreciated.