Which of the Zeiss straps are you referring to? Do you have a link to one perhaps?
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Your favorite neck strap? (1 Viewer)
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elkcub
Silicon Valley, California
Samolot
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After trying many, I love the Leather Swarovski strap that comes with the Habicht's. https://op1-live.swarovski.com/is-b...SOP-Media/en_US/category/image/210107.P10.png
I bought two from Swarovski direct and have been using them for all binoculars (Zeiss, Swaro EL's, etc...). Simple design, comfortable. Does not get hot. No bounce. High quality.
I bought two from Swarovski direct and have been using them for all binoculars (Zeiss, Swaro EL's, etc...). Simple design, comfortable. Does not get hot. No bounce. High quality.
And I have a Zeiss strap on my Leitz Trini 7x42... when the brand police comes to get me, I hope I get the cell beside you, so we can talk about optics ;-)
Joachim
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It is the strap supplied with Victory SFs so if you wish to check one out just ask your dealer to show you the strap that comes with SFs.
Lee
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Hi Ed that looks like the strap I mean. And BTW I have one of those old rain-guards on both of my SF32s!
Lee
Thank you for this info!
I have very recently bought a second hand Zeiss FL 7x42, but the Zeiss strap is actually worse than the Leica strap of my UV 8x32 HD: the Zeiss strap is not as wide and it is ‘straight’ (pulling on the neck rather than more on the shoulders), as opposed to the Leica.
Thus I’m now looking for a strap more similar to the one of my Ultravid for my 7x42, especially as it is a bit heavier than the 8x32. Apparently, there thus is a more recent Zeiss strap that would match it. Thanks for that info!
Still, if available, I might prefer a more discrete one (identical but without big logo or brand name), as that is my only comment on the Leica strap: it partly ruins the more discrete, compact, almost full black and industrial look of the binoculars that I really like, especially speaking about the UV, but the FL is not bad either. (I know esthetics are secondary to image quality and ergonomics, but still...
). More importantly, the big lettering on the strap attracts too much attention, not only of potential thieves: I use those alpha binoculars because I like their optical, construction and ergonomic quality, not to show that I have an expensive, alpha binocular. But again, that is a very personal consideration...For my Zeiss Victory 8x25, I am actually quite happy with the original, thinner but still neoprene strap. There are some comments about it on the thread on that binocular and I understand that some want an even thinner one for compact storage, but for me it is a good size-comfort balance. (I don’t like its attachment loop though, but that is due to the very small attachment loop of those pocket binoculars...)
