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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BruceH" data-source="post: 3361596" data-attributes="member: 106398">When Swarovski revamped the Swarovision EL line last fall, one change that appealed to me was the downsizing of the case, or in Swarovski terminology, the field bag.  The prior version was on the large size and I believe the intention was to wear it out in the field and to be able to store a harness, note pad and other items.  Some, such as me, wanted a smaller more fitted case just for storage.  The new case meets that desire.  The new style comes in several sizes ( size descriptions are from the Adorma website):Medium (60517) for 32-42 EL/SLC BinocularLarge    (60518) for EL 42, EL 50 and EL Range BinocularX-Large (60519) for 56mm SLC BinocularI wanted one to use with a Swarovski SV EL 50mm (both the 10X and 12X) so I went with the Large (60518) from Eagle Optics.  Adorma also shows them as a stock item.  Price is about $69 for the medium and large and about $75 for the extra large.  <a href="http://www.eagleoptics.com/binocular-accessories/swarovski/swarovski-field-bag-l-pro" target="_blank">http://www.eagleoptics.com/binocular-accessories/swarovski/swarovski-field-bag-l-pro</a><a href="http://www.adorama.com/SIFBPEL.html" target="_blank">http://www.adorama.com/SIFBPEL.html</a>Inside demensions are approximately 7 1/2 inches by 5 1/2 inches by 3 1/4.  The case is made of a padded rip stop type nylon material so it is flexible allowing for some variation in the measurements. There is a very thin storage pocket on the back outside of the bag and it comes with a removable shoulder strap, but there is no belt loop on the bag.  (Click on the photos to see a larger version)Here is the front of the bag with a Swaro SV EL 10X50 zipped inside ..... [ATTACH]575136[/ATTACH]This photo shows how the 10X50 fits inside the bag, eye cups extended and an OpTech Classic strap wrapped around the body.....[ATTACH]575137[/ATTACH]Here is a photo of the back of the bag showing the slim outside pocket and the removable shoulder strap ......[ATTACH]575138[/ATTACH]This photo should give an idea of how the 10X50 (and the same sized 12X50) fits in relation to the size of the new bag design ......[ATTACH]575139[/ATTACH]Here is the new ProField bag (with a 10X50) compared to the prior large field bag (with a 12X50) ........[ATTACH]575140[/ATTACH]Although the new Profield bag is a very nice, my all time favorite is the Zeiss black nylon case that came with the FL line.  It also comes with the Zeiss HT but the cover has a brown vinyl topping.  Here is a Zeiss SF on top of the Zeiss FL case compared to the Swarovski bags ......<img src="http://i864.photobucket.com/albums/ab203/BHinAZ/Photo%20on%20the%20Net/Profield%20Case/IMG_2155_R_zpsyfitjirp.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> The straps shown in the last photo are all the same model of the OpTech Classic, just different colors.  That should give an idea of the size of the strap wrapped around the body in the second photo.There is one other case I am also considering.  If it works out, I will add it as a post to this thread.Edit:  Updated to upload the photos as attachments and used the attach command to display them in the body of the post.  Removed the links to the photos except  for the last one due to the limit of 5 attachments.  A big thanks to Mike for getting me on right track!</blockquote>

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