How many brave souls have pre-ordered the new NL ?
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New Product Introduction Today From Swarovski ? (6 Viewers)
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Kammerdiner
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Just for yucks, check out Dennis' one-star review on the 8x32 SV on B&H, from March I think. Always a hoot, Dennis. Comic relief I guess.
PS: Dennis got his one-star review (notice the hyphen and the correct use of parentheses) removed from B&H. Make of that what you want.
Swaro didn't invent the headrest by a far margin, someone a few centuries ago suggested a cap with a telescope mounted on as a stabilised optical aid to navigation by the stars.
Edmund
Here is a Black Billed Cuckoo.
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Seems unduly harsh to me.
There is nothing wrong with one or two star reviews, they are often much more usefully informative than the five star accolades. Plus we all know that our reaction to a new binocular varies greatly between individuals.
So maybe Dennis hated the SV initially, but later reconsidered. I'd view that willingness to change course as a positive, although recognizing that a consistent perspective helps build appreciation by others.
dries1
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"How many brave souls have pre-ordered the new NL ?"
I think some patience is warranted on the pre-order, at least for me. I will wait until they actually circulate out there a bit. With the Covid issue, service/repair has been, well...lagging, (all manufacturers), so who knows how production of a new glass requiring retooling has been implemented. Just being the conservative I am.
Additionally, I will no doubt get some descriptions of the FOV, how sharp are they really to the edge.
Andy W.
I think some patience is warranted on the pre-order, at least for me. I will wait until they actually circulate out there a bit. With the Covid issue, service/repair has been, well...lagging, (all manufacturers), so who knows how production of a new glass requiring retooling has been implemented. Just being the conservative I am.
Additionally, I will no doubt get some descriptions of the FOV, how sharp are they really to the edge.
Andy W.
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Torview
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Me too Andy,
I remember when the SF launched many pre-ordered before trying one, and lets be honest the grey models needed a little tweaking with the black models following in short time.
John.
PYRTLE
Old Berkshire Boy
The same question was earlier posted by denco on another corresponding thread - hence seemingly receiving an answer before being asked on this thread.
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PYRTLE
Old Berkshire Boy
I imagine that some people just want to be amongst the first to have and use a new product so pre ordering is the way to secure that desire.
And getting sufficient initial stock in from the manufacture is always tricky...... you dont want to have money tied up in surplus units hanging around for months on end.
Kammerdiner
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That Black-billed Cuckoo was way off track, but the response! Those are some serious birders!
When I lived in Cincinnati, Ohio a Garganey stopped by. The scope line was impressive but nothing like that!
Black and Yellow-billed Cuckoos are fairly common here. A little wary as it turns out. They like to turn their brown backs to you so you don't see their white breast and striped tail.
In general, I'm not an "early adopter" either. I can wait on the NL, mostly because I'm a bit tired of lugging around a 42mm. I can be swayed, however, depending on the reviews.
When I lived in Cincinnati, Ohio a Garganey stopped by. The scope line was impressive but nothing like that!
Black and Yellow-billed Cuckoos are fairly common here. A little wary as it turns out. They like to turn their brown backs to you so you don't see their white breast and striped tail.
In general, I'm not an "early adopter" either. I can wait on the NL, mostly because I'm a bit tired of lugging around a 42mm. I can be swayed, however, depending on the reviews.
Dutchbirder64
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I am not sure how that occurred. I quoted to denco but there was a extraterrestrial glitsch I suppose.
jan van daalen
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Which would prove he's a alien, which would explain everything.
Assumption, wishfull thinking or reality.......:smoke:
Sorry Dennis, couldn't resist:t:
Jan
Rotherbirder
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I'll bet there is a certain amount of apprehension circulating in Wetzlar at the moment. If the inevitable and already eagerly anticipated 8x32 NL is subjectively only marginally 'better' than the 8x32 SF or even very similar and Swarovski pitch it at just sub-2k, the SF could end up dead in the water, despite all the hype it has received. This could be a major coup for Swarovski and an equivalent blow to Zeiss in the exciting world of optics wars! At just shy of 2k, I may be tempted to upgrade my 2004 vintage 8x32EL; any more and 'I'm out', as they say.
Edit: Of course, I could equally be tempted by an 8x32SV FP in the meantime!:t:
RB
Edit: Of course, I could equally be tempted by an 8x32SV FP in the meantime!
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It is doubtful NL 32 will be launched in this year, perhaps not until BirdFair August 2021 or even later, because Swaro will want as many people as possible to buy the more expensive 42mm instead of the 32.
Lee
Sometimes around the States...they give you a 10% or more discount for pre-order as I have seen with the SF.
temmie
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You accidentally wrote sub-2k where you definitely should have written sub-3K. I see no reason why Swarovski would ever make them cheaper than the SF, with all the fanboys blindly buying whatever comes out from Absam, irregardless of it being better or worse than the competition.
SUPPRESSOR
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