Bob A (SD)
Well-known member
APS,
You have a PM with a source suggestion
--Bob
You have a PM with a source suggestion
--Bob
I've compared my Ultravid 7X42 to a few SLCnew models and, if I was buying today, I might buy the SLC instead of the Ultravid.
i compared & bought the SLC new
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My only gripe is the focus wheel.Harder to turn in one direction and I usually prefer a good two finger focus as opposed to a one and a half!
How do others find the focus on these?
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Matt
Cat,
Check around for a pair of 7x42 SLC pre-Neu but with Swarobright coatings. Why? First because they are identical optically to the current version with only the minor exterior differences distinguishing them. All pre-Neu SLCs after 2003 have Swarobright coatings with some, not all, in the previous two years. You can identify the year of manufacture from the serial number by adding 30 to the first two digits (e.g. D73xxxxx = made in 2003). Second because you can easily save hundreds of dollars.
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Are you sure about the dates for the Swarobright coatings? I think it was 1999/2000 when I was last seriously shopping for binoculars, and I am fairly sure Swarovski was advertising the Swarobright coatings. I don't keep back issues of many magazines, so I have no way to check.
Thanks.
Clear skies, Alan
I have stack tested the 7x42 SLCnew against the ultravid 7x42 and 8x42 and I preferred the ease of view and edge ot edge sharpness of the SLC. I also liked the eyecups better and the size for my big hands was a plus. Resolution was good in all and the swaro gave up nothing. Brightness was a toss up. Flare resistance went to swarovski over the ultravids
My main reasoning for going to 7x42 is to gain more eye relief. ...It looks like 7x42 SLC, its faults aside, (mainly weight) has the largest ER of any Alpha binos.
Have you tried the Zeiss 7x42 FL? I've heard that even though Zeiss advertises 16 mm eye-relief on the whole FL line that the 7x42 has more eye-relief than the 10x42, and that the 8x42 is intermediate with about 16 mm.
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Hi Bob, I am saving for a pair of 7x42 Swarovski SLC, Finding the pre neu model is not easy, I see the older model is black rather then green I looked through a Leica Trinovid 8x42 and I liked the view very much, The SLC should be the same and with a wider field of view.
Having tried the Meopta, I'm also wondering if the edge to edge sharpness/flat field won't be similar to the SLC...can hardly imagine it being better on thatI tried the SLCnew 7x42 and found them to be exceptional. But side-by side compared with the Meopta Meostar 7x42, I did not think the SLC was worth twice the price of the Meostars. I found the two indistinguishable in the image quality, and the Meostars were a little lighter and more compact.