By the way, these Nikon's were dated on his shelf as 04/04 for the 8x32's and 04/02 for the 10x42's....The dealer is asking too much. They will probably be sitting there for a while longer, I'd venture. The 8 x 32 SE's never cost close to $899.00. $599.00 was the highest price I remember. There was a period of time when the 10 x 42 SE cost in the neighborhood of $900.00. If you are a good haggler you might be able to get them both for $1000.00! That's in the neighborhood of what they are selling for now. They are worth that much anyway.
It would be interesting to know their approximate Serial Numbers. We are trying to determine (in another thread here) how to use their SN's to determine their date of manufacture. (See "so few high end bins seem to be sold" thread)
Bob
Went back down to the sporting good store here and showed the owner the going rates on-line and he matched them! So, I came home today with a new pair 8x32 SE's and a new pair of 10x42 SE's..... I am thrilled to say the least! I paid $499 for the 8's and $749 for the 10's out the door. I spent at least 45 min outside the shop comparing the 10x42 SE with a new pair of Zeiss 10x42 FL w/LotuTec. After the comparison I came away with the feeling that the SE's were as good as or better than the FL's in every catagory but one. The Zeiss were quicker to focus and that's it... Now this was a day light observation so no comparison in low light... But I felt that the SE's were as sharp, had better color saturation, a better 3-d effect, and more magnification. Also, I felt that the SE's were as easy to hand hold... Anyway, just my first impressions. I will take them to the mountains on Wed and compare them to my Swarovski 10x42 EL and Leica Geovid 10x42 BRF binoculars in all light conditions. My intention is to use the 10x42 SE's this coming fall and winter regardless of weather conditions and see how they hold up?
By the way, these Nikon's were dated on his shelf as 04/04 for the 8x32's and 04/02 for the 10x42's....
The ser # for the 8 is 504xxx and the 10 is 007xxx. The coatings are a greenish tint on the 8's with a magenta undertones and exactly the opposite on the 10's with a magenta tint and green undertones?
Went back down to the sporting good store here and showed the owner the going rates on-line and he matched them! So, I came home today with a new pair 8x32 SE's and a new pair of 10x42 SE's..... I am thrilled to say the least! I paid $499 for the 8's and $749 for the 10's out the door. I spent at least 45 min outside the shop comparing the 10x42 SE with a new pair of Zeiss 10x42 FL w/LotuTec. After the comparison I came away with the feeling that the SE's were as good as or better than the FL's in every catagory but one. The Zeiss were quicker to focus and that's it... Now this was a day light observation so no comparison in low light... But I felt that the SE's were as sharp, had better color saturation, a better 3-d effect, and more magnification. Also, I felt that the SE's were as easy to hand hold... Anyway, just my first impressions. I will take them to the mountains on Wed and compare them to my Swarovski 10x42 EL and Leica Geovid 10x42 BRF binoculars in all light conditions. My intention is to use the 10x42 SE's this coming fall and winter regardless of weather conditions and see how they hold up?
A matched set! The collector's dream!:king:
I'm curious. I think the eyepieces are the same for all models. Is the Prism Housing the same on the 12 x 50's as on the other 2 models?