Hi from Italy, tomorrow i will receive a specimen of Swarovski NL PURE 8x42, so i like to do a comparison with my friends.
We have: Zeiss SF 8x42, Noctivid 8x42, Swarovski SLC 8x42 and EL 8.5x42
We would like to focus on some features, because during the 3-4 October we will test also some big binoculars for astronomy.
What do you want us to control, in particular?? I will also make a video on youtube for this comparison
Hi Piergiovanni,
Thanks for asking ! They are all fine binoculars, and in reality quite close in practical performance - so your job will be a difficult one (though enjoyable in the great outdoors
We all like to know about sharpness/resolution, microcontrast, and brightness. But I think these will be pretty close.
Probably of great interest is the colour representation - which one presents the most neutral view and so the most lifelike in a wide range of lighting conditions.
Also, how does the subtlety (and saturation) of the colours at either end of the colour spectrum display ? ie. the violets/blues at one end, and the oranges/reds/browns at the other ?
Even more, how do these display in a variety of lighting aspects - from favorable - lowish angles of sun behind you - to harsh midday sun - to overcast/cloudy (is there a clear CA handling winner?) - to adverse conditions - looking at near angles into the sun - what happens to the subject then ? Does one binocular clearly show a clarity, detail, and colour faithfulness advantage or industry leading performance ?
This brings us to what people are very interested in - the glare handling performance, and also the ease of view.
The other topic of interest is the extra wide Fov of the new NL. Does it really offer an advantage in practice ? say for instance when following skittish 'geewhizzits' at close range in thick cover ?
Ultimately - which one do you like looking through the most ?
Thanks and enjoy :t:
Chosun :gh: