Swarovski Optiks EL 8x32 Review
To say that I was a little impressed with Swarovski EL 8x32 is an understatement
and top that with the fact that I was skeptical about using them in the field
when I got them, it was major conversion in my understanding of Optics and what
I need to hunt.
Technical Overview
For all the tech guys out there, you are in for a
treat. Swarovski Optics has done a few
things here to really set themselves apart from other optics companies. Here are the technical specs from their
website and a little explanation from me.
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Field flattener lenses: contrast right up to the
image periphery
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Translated- Most lenses are curved and thus are
distorted when the prism reflect through them.
Take another set of Binos and look at the very edges, there is a slight
distortion of the image there. The EL’s
with SWAROVISION virtually
eliminates that.
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HD optics: maximum contrast & colour
fidelity
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The term Fluoride-containing HD lenses describes the infusion of fluoride into
the lenses that reduces the distortion of the color fringes and makes for a
crisp and clean color transitions. This
is especially important to me in while glassing dense undergrowth for a pig,
but more on that later.
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Eye relief plus: 100 % field of view even for
spectacle wearers
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I don’t wear glasses, but those who do will love
the fact that the 4 position eye cup design allow them to be right up to the
lenses without having to take their glasses off.
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Fully extended the eye cups allow for a larger
exit pupil distance (4mm), which translated into better eye relief and
more comfort during the long glassing hours.
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Maximum color fidelity: through optimized
coating of the lenses and prisms.
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SWARODUR,
SWAROTOP and SWAROBRIGHT give
noticeably better color reproduction combined with even greater transmission.
Refining colors and drawling out the differences is what allows you to find
game.
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The multiple
coatings that are on lenses allow for browns and grey spectrums to be
enhanced. Being that most game are in
those color spectrums you can use smaller and lighter binoculars and yet still
see more.
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SWAROCLEAN give a durability factor to the lenses that requires
less cleaning of dirt, vapor and grim that tends to build up while hunting.
Fact is you will spend more time looking and less time worrying about cleaning
them.
For all the technical
specs click here for sensory over load and satisfaction.
I’ll
be honest, they are expensive for most people.
With a price point of around $2000 dollars most people will want just
wait for a retailer to get the same ol’ go to Nikons for 40% off. I understand that, I was there up until a few
weeks ago. I have heard from a lot of people say, “If it doesn’t actually aid
in me killing the game then it is not worth it.” Okay, if you can see them then
you are not going to kill them.
I said that I was skeptical about 8x32’s in the opening
paragraph. I have always felt that you
need big powerful binoculars to be able to get out there and see far away so
you can put the stalk on an animal. What
I did not realize is that I was actually saying was, “My bino’s image quality is so poor I need to compensate by getting a
larger picture.” The difference is High Definition to standard. If you can see more detail, you do not need
to get closer and you can have the benefit of having a smaller, lighter system
on your chest.
Final Thoughts
The confirmation came
to me last week when I shot a 150lb pig with my bow and it ran off into the
thickest gnarly undergrowth imaginable.
Rather than trouncing in there arrows blazing and getting rushed by a
wounded pig, I just sat back and glassed under the dimly light canopy. I took my time as I followed the blood trail
and used the Swarovski EL’s to scan the trail for blood, foot prints and signs
of movements. With every minor
adjustment of the field of view became so crisp, each blade of grass, leaf and
twig came into focus as I ventured deeper and deeper into the dense undergrowth
until I was able to find my pig and confirm it had expired. Something that was previously unimaginable
with other optics that I have owned in the past. The experience was like the first time I had
watched the Discovery Channel’s Planet earth on a High Definition television,
an eye opening experience that left me breathless and wanting more.
The Swarovski EL 8x32 are an optic systems that will truly
last a life time and are the most important piece of equipment that you can
have in the field. The one time
investment of a great pair of binocular systems is far less than the continual
purchasing of inferior optics.
Purchasing your way up the price ranges is less cost effective and you
will end up with a pile of used poor quality optics by the time you realize you
should have purchased the Swarovski Optiks from the get go. It is time for an
upgrade in your optics system
I recommend doing the right thing and buying an optic system right the first time.
Shoot Straight,
The Bearded Boar
Shoot Straight,
The Bearded Boar
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