wolfbirder
Well-known member
Visited the In-Focus shop today at Rutland Water, where I had hoped to view several binoculars as I want to upgrade from my very good 10 x 43 Hawke Frontier.
I have previously tried Leica Trinovid 10 x 42HD £855 (very impressed), and Swarovski SLC HD 10 x 42 £1170 (again very impressed), but also wanted to try out Nikon Monarch 10 x 42HG £849, and Zeiss Conquest HD 10 x 42 £969 which are all advertised at these prices on the In-Focus website.
I have to say, initially I was very disappointed having driven 70 miles to get there, to find out they actually don't have the binoculars they advertise for sale on their website, in their In-Focus shops. I am sure most of you realise this. But it came as a real surprise to me.
Anyway, what they did have was a current sale of 20% off Swarovski EL 10 x 42s. So £300 off meant £1230. I tried them compared to literally the only other high-class binocular in this price range that they had, a Vortex, but the Swarovski blew it out of the water for detail, depth of field, and overall sharpness.
So I just thought I would make people aware of this current offer as it is a really good offer. Can people clear one thing up for me please? Is the EL (there was nothing about it being WB or Field-Pro written anywhere, just Swarovski EL 10 x 42) the same thing as Swarovision which I sometimes see advertised as the EL-SV or SV-EL?
Anyway, I realise the offer is due to the pending release of the new NL-range, but I still thought it was a very good offer to highlight. I am pondering about taking the plunge - is this good value for this model?
I have previously tried Leica Trinovid 10 x 42HD £855 (very impressed), and Swarovski SLC HD 10 x 42 £1170 (again very impressed), but also wanted to try out Nikon Monarch 10 x 42HG £849, and Zeiss Conquest HD 10 x 42 £969 which are all advertised at these prices on the In-Focus website.
I have to say, initially I was very disappointed having driven 70 miles to get there, to find out they actually don't have the binoculars they advertise for sale on their website, in their In-Focus shops. I am sure most of you realise this. But it came as a real surprise to me.
Anyway, what they did have was a current sale of 20% off Swarovski EL 10 x 42s. So £300 off meant £1230. I tried them compared to literally the only other high-class binocular in this price range that they had, a Vortex, but the Swarovski blew it out of the water for detail, depth of field, and overall sharpness.
So I just thought I would make people aware of this current offer as it is a really good offer. Can people clear one thing up for me please? Is the EL (there was nothing about it being WB or Field-Pro written anywhere, just Swarovski EL 10 x 42) the same thing as Swarovision which I sometimes see advertised as the EL-SV or SV-EL?
Anyway, I realise the offer is due to the pending release of the new NL-range, but I still thought it was a very good offer to highlight. I am pondering about taking the plunge - is this good value for this model?
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