If they dont sell'm they dont make'm
Nahhhh, Noblesse oblige!!!
They should make them, so we could (if we would) buy them.
At least that MHO.
Jan
Nahhhh, Noblesse oblige!!!
They should make them, so we could (if we would) buy them.
At least that MHO.
Jan
I couldn't agree more. 7x42 is the best all rounder configuration. I would love to see Swaro produce a 7x42 again. One that betters the Zeiss Victory FL that I use.
I suppose Swarovski knows the market, and only makes available models that will sell
Jerry
Boogieshrew, Please elaborate more on your opinion that the Swarovski 7x42 (I trust the SLC Neu) is better than the Zeiss 7x42 FL.
The market would certainly exist without Swarovski. Besides, Leica and Nikon 7X42's more than fill the 7X void and both are excellent optics.More than that, they MAKE the market (not only Swarovski)
I believe that most people buy what the manufacturers decide to sell them and not the opposite.They are smart enough to make people believe that they buy what they want and all the marketing is geared towards this goal: "you want this so we've made it for you" when it's actually: "we've decided to build this because it costs us less and now you have to buy it".
I guess 7x42 requires a slightly different design while 8x42 and 10x42 share the same one. Anyway there ought to be some cost explanation otherwise we would see 7x42 binoculars all over the place.
Now regarding the venerable 7x42 Habicht porro, I'm sorry but it has an ER from the 70's!
The "modern"Leica only has a not so inspiring, low 17mm ER (spec sheet data... could actually be even less)
So to me it is closer to:
"Swarovski makes the market and only produces models that will increase their turnover"
So if you like porros and/or 7x power you can just go and...
Personnally I own an 8x32 EL SV but I would have prefered a 7x32 EL SV by far!
The market would certainly exist without Swarovski. Besides, Leica and Nikon 7X42's more than fill the 7X void and both are excellent optics.
Absolutely, both models are wonderful though I'm surprised 7X42's are still available. Anyone looking for a 7X better get one while they can. I was a slave to 7X42 for many years until I realized an 8X32 Swarovision would do the trick when I could no longer tolerate handshake. I happily replaced my 8x42 Ultravid with an 8.5 SV and then, to my surprise, fell in love with a 10X50 Swarovision. I just don't think 7X42's are going to find a stable market. On the other hand, a compact 6X32 Swarovision would be the ultimate "travel" binocular.It's what I said in brackets: not only Swarovski.
The Leica has below par ER and the Nikon suffers from too much CA. Both share a 140/141m FOV, this ought to be bettered nowadays.
So, according to what you say we should be happy with only two high end 7x42 models, when there are countless of 8x42/10x42?