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With these, you'll never miss a thing.
Date of Review: Jun 25, 2003
The Bottom Line: Highly recommended. If you have the pocket book for them, don't compromise. These Swaros will satisfy any viewing need for one's whole life.
At a price of $1300-1450, one should have very high expectations. These binoculars will never let you down. They are exceptionally well made with their rubber-armored magnesium alloy frame and state-of-the-art optics.
There were two main areas that I considered before purchasing these binoculars. First was how well they fit into my hands. I tried Nikon Venturers and Leica BN's (both 10x42) before settling on the hand-hold comfort of these Swaros.
The second main consideration was the light transmitting and clarity of the optics. The Swaros are absolutely brilliant and the clarity is (and this is subjective) yet a notch above what I saw through the Nikon and Leica models. Colors just pop out and the level of distant detail is truly startling.
The focus of the Swaros is a little "long," but that's a good thing. It takes a few turns of the focus knob to go from closest focus (8 feet) to infinity. But there is little need to repeatedly pass to and fro through the focus plane. When these Swaros are in focus, you'll know it!
Bird and wildlife spotting has never been easier or more enjoyable. Many times, using only sonic information like a call or song, with these Swaros, I have instantly spotted birds settled deep in leaves and branches while others, using lower quality binoculars, hunt for many seconds. When I've shared the Swaros with other birders, the comment I most often hear is "Wow! These are something!"
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