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Serial Number On Swarovski Binoculars4/14/2021
Same quality As clean, and no sample variance at all The other still very popular binos from the 60s are the Leitz Trinovids.A quality paradigm.
Uncompromised. Sustainable. Fantastic value. A binocular to be passed on from father to child to grandchild. It is called Blaubelag, blue coating, so the outer lenses have both a violet and deep blue reflection. Habicht is the premium line, the Falke was a cheaper model with more relaxed quality specifications. Strangely, this was not advertised as wideangle at the time (today it is). I can see some logic here - with high quality standards you take for granted what is an extra to most others. I check the lens system: Everything inside looks chrystal clear like new. They dont have it in their service archives, and it was built in 1961. This bino is said to be watertight - unique in Porroprism designs - so in cold weather the focusing can be a bit stiff because of the sealings around the oculars. The quality of the housing puts to shame the old Zeiss Jenas and even Zeiss Wests. I like to use mine without eyecups to have the widest field of view and just immerse into the image. Watching a meadow in the morning with a million dewdrops and a million blades of grass will tell you what I mean. ![]() And the Habicht has more - the classic porroprism quality: A true 3D image larger than life. I found myself watching things just for the sake of watching. In difficult situations there will be some flare and ghosting which would be reduced in a modern glass. Also, there is some flare in high contrast situations without direct sun. The Habicht is more contrasty, but also much darker than the Leitz Binuxit from the same era. Compared to the Zeiss West 8x30 brightness is similar but the Swaro has a much better ease of view. As both are too yellow the Habicht to me is the much better choice. There is pronounced chromatic aberration on contrasty edges (like in most binos). This was chosen deliberately (unlike in other old binos which suffer from aging canada balm): the blue coating gives a good protection from UV radiation and achieve higher contrast in hazy situations. ![]() And Id clearly prefer a superbly transparent optics with a warm cast to a cheap true colour throwaway binocular. As far as I understand, Swarovski Optics is still a family owned business, and already built binoculars for Zeiss during WWII because Zeiss could not keep up with the demand.
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