tehri
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However, it is well known now, some binoculars have serious skin problems, and require a vet' !! 😋... binocular doesn’t need food, no costs for vets etc.
However, it is well known now, some binoculars have serious skin problems, and require a vet' !! 😋... binocular doesn’t need food, no costs for vets etc.
Maybe. But Euro watch makers seem to be doing just fine (even though the advent of digital watches should have killed them off in your analysis), Euro luxury car makers don't seem to be doing too badly either. The high end binocular market (and I'd instinctively have to agree with Jan that the high end is very different to the $200 or even $500 categories) is more like those industries and products. I actually wonder if going down the path of "smart" gadgetry like the Visio is the right strategy, as the real masters of gadgetry and tech design and production are the Japanese and Americans. What Europe is really good at doing is making things seem sexy, stylish and desirable, and catering to the niche high end market with highly refined and sophisticated (and expensive) products. So long as they can keep doing that, and there's a market for their products, Leica et al will be in business. The niche, in terms of the wealthy to super-wealthy client, is getting bigger not smaller. That niche does not include most of us, but it's getting bigger.My guess: Just selling NLs (or, for that, SFLs, UVHDs and MHGs) will not keep you in business for many more years.
I gave my keen birdwatcher nephew my EL SV 8.5x42 when I upgraded to the NL Pure and despite his young age (11) he was very appreciative. Seems like a better value proposition but I have to admit these baby Swaros look mighty cute, and that argument often wins the day.I can see a (rich) grandparent splashing out on these a present for a nature loving 9-year grandchild but for that money I would expect some longevity. A well made pair of binoculars can be usable for many decades. I can't see a grandchild wanting to use these when they are are 15 let alone 25.
Hi S,I am desperately waiting for a review! 🤓
Hi S,
You do know it is a bin for kids
I feel the pressure........What???!!! 😬
Does not matter. 7x28 is a good configuration. And if ER is enough, it makes a very nice binocular for backpacking and travel. 🙂
Exactly. If it had diopter adjustment I#d already have put in an order. And let's face it - mint is the new black.. 7x28 is a good configuration. And if ER is enough, it makes a very nice binocular for backpacking and travel. 🙂
And for info, the green ones have a 'mint' taste and the blue ones, 'cotton candy' taste.... Swarovski indicates that you can even lick them !!!! 😋Hi S,
You do know it is a bin for kids
But all the green ones have veiling glare -- the blue ones have Leica lenses, are too heavy, and have excessive chromatic aberration.And for info, the green ones have a 'mint' taste and the blue ones, 'cotton candy' taste.... Swarovski indicates that you can even lick them !!!! 😋
........and me thinking, I am the first who tested them........But all the green ones have veiling glare -- the blue ones have Leica lenses, are too heavy, and have excessive chromatic aberration.
Hi S,Hi Jan,
Thanks for pictures. You mean this binocular is made in China, and the optical class is good?
That is ok for me. The result is what matters.
Regarding the lack of right eye diopter adjustment this is a drawback only for people with different diopters for left and right eye when using the binocular without eyeglasses or contact lenses. So for me it's about if the eye relief is satisfactory for use with eyeglasses.
I am looking forward for more information about the optical performance and usable eye relief.
LOL, you really do dislike these thumb grooves?The thumb groove thing bears monitoring though. Swaro got rid of it for the first time in decades with the NL Pures. If these don't have it maybe they finally waved the white flag on that unwelcome innovation.