kestrel1
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Year ago I had older 8x32 SE /but older one maybe 503xxx, I don´t remind exactly/ and I compared it to 8,5x42 EL SV /also older one 7948XXXX.../, and what I found difference was that SV has more white image, slightly brighter /in sunny day/, and clearer view with better contrast, also SE sometimes caused blackouts. Also edge sharpness of SV was better in last ~10% of FOV. Centre sharpness of SE was very high comparable to SV, but 0,5x difference provide better resolution when watching road signs at ~1km.
SE was also very good for stargazing despite its small lens diameter, it also controll CA very well and it was my favourite binocular which I used during walks with dog.
But later I sold it to friend for price which was very unfavorable for me /150€ - in Slovakia it is problematic to sell it, because there are not many birders, and hunters community buy only larger than x50 binoculars/ and I bought demo of Trino-BN 8x42 (300€), mainly due to its durability, and better low-light performance.
Now I sorrow for my old SE, because it was legend between binoculars, and with discontinue of its manufacture its value can rise, because on the market there are no small porro´s comparable to SE in terms of quality, if I do not count Habichts.
Best regards Kestrel
SE was also very good for stargazing despite its small lens diameter, it also controll CA very well and it was my favourite binocular which I used during walks with dog.
But later I sold it to friend for price which was very unfavorable for me /150€ - in Slovakia it is problematic to sell it, because there are not many birders, and hunters community buy only larger than x50 binoculars/ and I bought demo of Trino-BN 8x42 (300€), mainly due to its durability, and better low-light performance.
Now I sorrow for my old SE, because it was legend between binoculars, and with discontinue of its manufacture its value can rise, because on the market there are no small porro´s comparable to SE in terms of quality, if I do not count Habichts.
Best regards Kestrel
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