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<blockquote data-quote="Montana&#039;eer" data-source="post: 2045117" data-attributes="member: 113417"><p>I've been given the green light to finally get some Alpha brand binoculars. My hunting buddy has Swaro EL's and they proved to me good glass is worth the $$. Same deal- trying to compare Swaro EL's vs Zeiss Victory vs. Leica Geovids. Problem for me is in town (Helena MT) my choice of retailers carrying things is limited, and I'm not paying top dollar until I can put them before my eyes.</p><p></p><p>Last night my wife and I went into a locally owned Sporting goods/hunting/gunsmith place. They carry all three but limited quantities. They did have Swaro EL-R 10x42 and lower end Zeiss (not Victory), and they had a pair of Leica Noctovid 10x42. To me the Swaro and the Zeiss were about the same. It was low light and I used them outside. My wife felt the same way. Then we tried the Noctovids and we both found the Leica to be superior to both others. It just *popped* comparatively. </p><p></p><p>I'm not to sold on having internal range finding and ballistics. I think it would become maddening to have top shelf bino's that at some point may have no more support for the electronics, and certainly the specter of 'out of warranty' scares me. I'm leaning on just good glass. </p><p></p><p>Man those Noctovids are nice. My wife spends a lot of time bird watching/wildlife watching so these may be the ones for general all around use.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Montana'eer, post: 2045117, member: 113417"] I've been given the green light to finally get some Alpha brand binoculars. My hunting buddy has Swaro EL's and they proved to me good glass is worth the $$. Same deal- trying to compare Swaro EL's vs Zeiss Victory vs. Leica Geovids. Problem for me is in town (Helena MT) my choice of retailers carrying things is limited, and I'm not paying top dollar until I can put them before my eyes. Last night my wife and I went into a locally owned Sporting goods/hunting/gunsmith place. They carry all three but limited quantities. They did have Swaro EL-R 10x42 and lower end Zeiss (not Victory), and they had a pair of Leica Noctovid 10x42. To me the Swaro and the Zeiss were about the same. It was low light and I used them outside. My wife felt the same way. Then we tried the Noctovids and we both found the Leica to be superior to both others. It just *popped* comparatively. I'm not to sold on having internal range finding and ballistics. I think it would become maddening to have top shelf bino's that at some point may have no more support for the electronics, and certainly the specter of 'out of warranty' scares me. I'm leaning on just good glass. Man those Noctovids are nice. My wife spends a lot of time bird watching/wildlife watching so these may be the ones for general all around use. [/QUOTE]
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