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| Swarovski EL Binocular 8.5x42 | 
 enlarge | Brand: Swarovski Optics
Category: Sports
List Price: $2,110.00
Buy New: $1,898.00
You Save: $212.00 (10%)
New (7) from $1,898.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 26081
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.2
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 8.2 x 3.8
MPN: 34008
Model: 34008
UPC: 708026340086
EAN: 0708026340086
ASIN: B0019F3E6M
Release Date: May 13, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Lightweight and unique functional design with wrap around grip for rapid handling, even with one hand. | | • | Superior optical performance even in low light conditions. | | • | Large, grooved focusing wheel for rapid focusing even with gloves. | | • | Airtight, dustproof, waterproof and submersible up to 13ft. Nitrogen purged to prevent internal fogging. | | • | Legendary Swarovski Optik Warranty. |
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Product Description
The universal distance viewer: for both daylight or at dusk - the state of the art, newly designed optical system gives intense sharpness of image and totally natural color reproduction. Unique slender tubes allow a wrap-around grip and everything comes immediately into view, with one hand free!
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| Customer Reviews:
Superior quality at premium cost May 25, 2005
13 out of 14 found this review helpful
I have had my 8.5X42 EL binocs for the past year. They didn't come with a case at the local store I got them, so I bought a separate Pelican (1200) waterproof case. The case and binocs fit easily under the seat of my Dodge truck. Your clearance may vary. I had the thought that this was going to be my last binocular purchase, so why not buy the best available. I am not sorry. That huge exit pupil makes all the difference, and the broad field of view adds up to easy bird location. A word of warning: Once you get used to premium quality optics you won't want to put up with anything less.
I read a lot of top-end binoc reviews on the net before I bought this pair. The one binocular I would have liked to try was the best Nikon line. However there was no dealer in the province who carried that line, and I wasn't about to buy binoculars without holding them in hand first. When I looked up the Swarovski binocs on the net, I found some reviewers didn't like the fine thread on the focus dial, resulting in a little extra effort to turn the dial over to the focus range of the bird. You may have to push the dial a few times when you focus near to far, or vice versa. I don't find that a problem at all, and indeed I like the extra fine tuning I can do with a fine-thread dial.
I spend a little time on photography as well, and I have grown to realize how fast lenses are easier to focus because of the more shallow depth of field and brighter light capture. With my Swarovski binocs it feels like top line camera glass, 'wide open'.
The binocular eyepiece comes with an adjustable hub on each side to help shield your eye from extraneous light. If you wear glasses the feature would be an advantage, but I leave the hubs all the way in so that I can get my eye as close as possible. Those hubs can not be contoured to the shape of the eye socket, because they rotate to move in and out. Therefore extraneous light ends up getting by the side anyway. There is a plastic eyepiece cover that holds the binoculars in position so that when you take them out of the case they are already adjusted for your interocular distance. Anterior eye pieces are attached to the front by plastic straps so you can't lose your lens caps.
The major disadvantage of the Swarovski like is the lack of competitive pricing. I didn't find a lot of variance in price on the net, so I ended up buying locally. At the end of the day I expect my binoculars to retain value long to the future. If I lost my binoculars tomorrow, I would not hesitate to buy another pair, exactly the same product.
However I would not buy the 2x adapter, it rarely was used and the light loss is too significant. Also with the 2x adapter you lose binocular vision, which is a major loss not well compensated by increased magnification. I found more use for the tripod adapter. With the unique design there is no center screw for a tripod. With a tripod your visual quality is dramatically better, and I use it as often as I can.
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