William Lewis
Wishing birdwatching paid the bills.
Hold up. There not designed for quite the same user, they're not competing with each other so better or worse really depends on what you use them for or prefer.
Original slc 42 hd was at the time lighter and smaller than the EL, just as good centre field but with more field curvature that the EL, a cheaper price and a more traditional shape hence the slogan "perfection meets tradition" They were the antidote at the time to the El for users who didn't like rolling ball, wanted lighter weight and a more traditional view with the same high Swarovski quality. It's the same attitude leica has with everything in their bino line other than the possible exception of the noctovids.
New Slc hd 56's are for a different user again, they prioritise transmission over packaging, weight and field of view, hence the abbe konig prisms and larger objectives. Better in lower light in other words. Also, and addition of the 15x magnification is testament to this, they work better on low light targets than the NL for example star gazing on messier objects. They also include field flatteners which I think has become more valuable to more users now rolling ball can be minimised.
They were and are all excellent for there intended users and uses.
Original slc 42 hd was at the time lighter and smaller than the EL, just as good centre field but with more field curvature that the EL, a cheaper price and a more traditional shape hence the slogan "perfection meets tradition" They were the antidote at the time to the El for users who didn't like rolling ball, wanted lighter weight and a more traditional view with the same high Swarovski quality. It's the same attitude leica has with everything in their bino line other than the possible exception of the noctovids.
New Slc hd 56's are for a different user again, they prioritise transmission over packaging, weight and field of view, hence the abbe konig prisms and larger objectives. Better in lower light in other words. Also, and addition of the 15x magnification is testament to this, they work better on low light targets than the NL for example star gazing on messier objects. They also include field flatteners which I think has become more valuable to more users now rolling ball can be minimised.
They were and are all excellent for there intended users and uses.
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