Swarovski bino

[Trigger Mike]

Cabelas was advertising some Binos for sale from 699 to 549 but in the review someone mentioned they were not as good as Swarovski.  what makes Swarovski worth 2300?  I currently have a set of Bushnell 10x40 and they are good but at 300 yards it is sometimes hard to see as good as i like.  i wear bifocals.  i can't see like i used to.  

 

http://www.cabelas.com/product/SWAROVSKI-NEW-SLC-HD-BINOCULAR/1832269.uts?searchPath=%2Fbrowse.cmd%3FcategoryId%3D734095080%26CQ_search%3Dswarovsky

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

Just what it says, expert craftsmanship.

[The Original Lumpy Gritz]

Swarro glass is about the best on the planet.

That said-I have found Celestron and Vortex along with Nightforce to be outstanding. I do own glass in those brands. 

Check out the no BS warranty on Vortex. Their top end glass is incredible, for the price.

OLG

 

 

[Happy Jack, SASS #20451]

It has been my experience that there is Swaro, Leica, Zeis and Leitz.  Then there is everybody else.  The real advantage of those brands is not only the extreme color correction but the collimation is better so if you look through them for extended periods of time you get less eyestrain.  Of the "everybody else" group the Vortex Razor series is outstanding. 

[Pat Riot]

I had a Leupold binocular that I thought was outstanding. Someone else thought so too. They stole it. They broke into my truck and that was the only thing they walked away with. Now I just use my Nikon bino and I am happy with that. I can't see for squat anyway so I figure hundreds of dollars on a binocular is a waste for me.

[Yul Lose]

The guide on the ranch that I hunt bison on has a set of Swarovski binoculars and they are amazing. I have a pair of Leopold binoculars that I thought were pretty good until he let me watch bison through his. His cost about 5 times more than mine did.

[Noz]

I asked the same question about the difference in performance vs cost. My friend handed me his pair and all my questions were answered.  So much of a difference that I can't describe it.

[Pulp, SASS#28319]

I can't imagine the view being 10 times better than the view through a $200.00 binocular.  But I learned in manufacturing that once you reach a certain level of quality, the price goes way up to reach the next level.

[The Original Lumpy Gritz]

1 hour ago, Pulp, SASS#28319 said:

I can't imagine the view being 10 times better than the view through a $200.00 binocular.  But I learned in manufacturing that once you reach a certain level of quality, the price goes way up to reach the next level.

Then you haven't looked through a Swaro then.

OLG

[Chili Ron]

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Howdy Any scope or bino will greatly benefit from a rock solid hold.

And yes of course the big buck ones benefit as well.

Best

CR

 

[Church Key, SASS # 33713]

I collected binoculars in the dim/distant past. The premier ones then were Leitz, Zeiss, and Hendsholt, all German-built. Good ones were the WWII American-made such as B&L. Anyhow, the US Navy now uses Fujinon 7X50's, which are very reasonably priced in the civilian market. Good binoculars should be a one-time buy. Sending $2K for a pair that you use on trophy hunts or serious birdwatching is not unreasonable in my opinion. However, if you just want to occasionally watch wildlife off your porch, it's really not necessary. A $100 pair of Nikon's will surely do fine.

I'm down to using a pair of Fujinon 7X50's and a Leitz 6X30. The latter were made during WWII and refurbished by the Russians.  

I did keep a pair of French binoculars from the late 1800's that have a primitive range finder for standing solders and horseback riders. They are still fairly clear, considering their age.    

[Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life]

In optics...you get what you pay for. I am a serious hunter, hunt all over the western US for deer, elk, antelope, bighorn sheep, etc and use binos a lot. I have a set of Swaro bino/range finder combination that are the finest set of optics I've ever looked thru. It does range finding (out to 1500 yards and is 10x on the bino side in the same instrument. Worth every penny I paid for them. Saying that, all my big game rifles have Leupold scopes on them. A tic less clear, but more than made up for by their lifetime warranty. I also use a Leupold spotting scope.

[Pulp, SASS#28319]

14 hours ago, The Original Lumpy Gritz said:

Then you haven't looked through a Swaro then.

OLG

Actually once, at a Cabelas.  Definitely better than a $20.00 WalMart Tasco!    

[Linn Keller, SASS 27332, BOLD 103]

As usual, more than just the OP benefit from the original posting.

This is a thread to which I am paying very close attention!

Thank you one and all for your experienced comments!

[Trigger Mike]

I'm torn between a Swarno and a zeica .  as I looked i saw some have range finders and right now i use a cheap range finder but the range finder runs up the cost to over 3k.  unless you dont use HD then a zeica is 2500.  a swarno can range find to 1500 and a zeica to 600, the odds of me ranging past 600 are slim but i wonder if there are other unspoken differences.  the other hold up now is money and the wife.  the wife i can get by but letting go of the money is still hard

[The Original Lumpy Gritz]

Look at Vortex's RF.

OLG