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    Posted: March/10/2013 at 12:14
I can a buy a pair of new, leather Swarovski 8x20's for $425 from my uncle.  I don't have much of a need for them but I would like them for hiking.  Do you guys think it's a good deal?
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote Klamath Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March/10/2013 at 12:35
Well SWFA has them for $739 new.  So as far as the $$'s go it seem OK to me.
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Thanks.  Any advice on similarly priced pocket binos that would be better?
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Can anyone compare them to the Leica?  Also, what's the difference between the Trinovid and Ultravid?
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Originally posted by THEMAKKER13 THEMAKKER13 wrote:

Can anyone compare them to the Leica?  Also, what's the difference between the Trinovid and Ultravid?


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Edited by RifleDude - March/11/2013 at 19:49
I prefer Porro prism binoculars especially those made in Japan. (i.e. Minox BD 10x44 BP) 8>)
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Made your link "hot" for you so it's easier for folks to navigate to it, Bird Watcher. Hope you don't mind.
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Post Options Post Options   Thanks (0) Thanks(0)   Quote RifleDude Quote  Post ReplyReply Direct Link To This Post Posted: March/11/2013 at 20:10
Originally posted by THEMAKKER13 THEMAKKER13 wrote:

Can anyone compare them to the Leica?  Also, what's the difference between the Trinovid and Ultravid?


Though I'm generally not a fan of 20mm and smaller objective "pocket" binos because I don't like the performance tradeoffs you have to accept for the tiny size, neither Swaro nor Leica make anything but top-drawer optics. If you've gotta go with tiny binos, you can't do any better. You'll never get a consensus on which is "better" though.

The difference between the Trinovid and Ultravid series:
1. Ultravid is a slight optical upgrade from Trinovid, and uses all of Leica's best, most current technology.
2. Given the same or similar config binos from both series, U-vid is lighter.
3. U-vid HD reportedly has higher light transmission.
4. U-vid HD has "Aqua-Dura" hydrophobic outer lens coating, which sheds water, oil, and dirt much like wax on a car finish.

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Thanks for the info.  I've played around with my uncle's Swarovskis and I wasn't all that impressed.  I suppose they would make my Chinese Vanguards look like crap, but they definitely didn't.  I also didn't like the eye-cups.  However, for $425, I think it's a good deal.  Would the Swarovskis still be comparable to the Trinovids?  (The lower end Leica model, I suppose).
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Not sure how to edit my previous post.  I mean to say, "I thought they would make my Chinese" etc..
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Originally posted by RifleDude RifleDude wrote:

Made your link "hot" for you so it's easier for folks to navigate to it, Bird Watcher. Hope you don't mind.


Hot links? Sounds more like a sausage to me. 8>)

No, I don't mind. Thanks!

They always used to come through Hot, but not any more.

I must have messed something up (settings?) along the way.

I no longer can access Emoticons either. 8>(

I prefer Porro prism binoculars especially those made in Japan. (i.e. Minox BD 10x44 BP) 8>)
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Thanks Rifledude
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