Ragna said:.I' dont know any body who has had bins or a scope mist up inside.Always had a case on the Kowa And if it rained always stuck my bins under my jacket. Steve.When i logged on to scopes i noticed no one was viewing Swarovski but 12 were viewing Nikon.Your making this part to popular.
Well - I think Nikon are worth a look and for whatever reason, Swaro and Leica virtually ruled the roost in BF until recently. I think the balance has been more fairly drawn.Ragna said:.I' dont know any body who has had bins or a scope mist up inside.Always had a case on the Kowa And if it rained always stuck my bins under my jacket. Steve.When i logged on to scopes i noticed no one was viewing Swarovski but 12 were viewing Nikon.Your making this part to popular.
Ragna said:.I' dont know any body who has had bins or a scope mist up inside.Always had a case on the Kowa And if it rained always stuck my bins under my jacket. Steve.When i logged on to scopes i noticed no one was viewing Swarovski but 12 were viewing Nikon.Your making this part to popular.
Scott Crabtree said:That said, Swaro North America was absolutely faultless in their service. No questions asked - back it went to Austria for service at no cost. And, they got it back to me in the US in seven weeks, both times.
Scott
Tim Allwood said:Current prices from our BF Sponsor!
ED78 with x30MC £649 1435g
ED82 with x30MC £939 1575g (new reduced price)
Swarovski ATS80HD with x30 £1330 1280g
Zeiss Diascope 85 with x30 £1080 1450g
With no 'real' optical diff in the x30 performance i opted for the cheapo 'old' Nikon (which was over a grand before the 'new' model)
Still don't use it as much as my little old Kowa 614 though
note that weights are witout eyepieces.....I did this quickly...there may be minor errors....so be kind if u spot one
I have the zoom - it gives as bright and crisp an image as you'll get. But... if you ever feel the need for a wider view, then do consider the 30xW. The Nikon zoom gives a truly wonderful view, but a less than wide one.bill lord said:Thanks for the replies they have encouraged me to order an ED 78 hopefully it will be here tomorrow. I ordered one with the 25 to 75 zoom which was the eyepiece that I used on the ED 82 that I tried.
Bill
bill lord said:....they will include a set of compact binoculars ( probably not very good ones but they can sit in my pocket when I go out without all the rest of the gear.