New Bins...update

New Swarovski EL 10x42

Here are some latest infomation from fellow birders who have seen and touched the newies ahead of us here in Malaysia. It is going to look like we may only see the daylight of these binoculars sometime next year! A Birder was at the 2008 British Birdwatching Fair last week.

The New One!
(Picture from 600birds)

Side by side! John Ruita shows us the New (left) and the Old (right)
(Picture from 600birds)

Really larger eye-relief which we know is very costly to make! Ben Lizdas holds up the old (left) and the new (right)
(Picture from BornAgainBirdWatcher)

Please go to these two sites and read their first hand experiences!
http://600birds.blogspot.com/2008/08/new-swarovski-els.html
http://www.bornagainbirdwatcher.com/2008/08/swarovskis-new-el-42-desire-incarnate.html
Awesome!

New Bins

New Swarovski EL 8.5x42 &
New Swarovski EL 10x42


The above two new models have been announced by Swarovski, Austria.

This latest binoculars are made with Swarovision Technology which is truly High Definition specifications, Field Flattener Lenses creating razor sharpness in the images. It also comes along with a new Snapshot Adaptor for Digiscoping where you simply attach your pocket-type digicam into the right side of the binocular and click away. Amongst the new feature would be the +/-5 diopter adjustment, the closest focusing distance of 1.5m and most of all, a very large eye relief.


For more features, specifications and picture, go directly to Swarovski's page here.
It is expected to be launched at Photokina 2008 next month.

The selling price have not been announced although there are many speculations.

I will definitely be waiting for it.