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Message: <blockquote data-quote="hgalbraith" data-source="post: 1833788" data-attributes="member: 82821">New Swarovisions vs old ELsFirst I should state that I have never owned a pair of the old ELs, tho I have used those belonging to friends many times, just to see what they were like. I do own a pair of 10x42 swarovisions and have been using them for about 3-4 months. Before that I used Zeiss FLs and Leicas. I was always rather unimpressed by the old ELs - mainly for ergonomics (I felt that they were too "fat" for comfortable holding) and I believe that they were optically good but rather left behind once the new Zeiss FLs and Ultravid HDs came out. IMO the new swarovisions are a significant step beyond the old ELs (and the Zeiss and Leicas, for that matter). Their optics are so good that I have found them addictive! People talk about the "rolling ball" effect - I guess that this must be in the eye of the beholder "cos It does not bother me one tiny bit. Best of all, from my point of view, the new swaro bins combine best possible optics with a design that I can use - no longer do they feel outsized. Should anyone trade in their old swarovskis for the new ones - well, how affluent are you?</blockquote>