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Monday, August 07, 2006Encounter of the EL (Swarovski) kind
I can remember my first encounter with the fabulous Swarovski 8.5x42 EL. It was at a birding festival in Nebraska and I was on assignment at a local refuge as a tour guide for Sandhill Cranes. After a great morning in one of the blinds, we dropped our guests back at the convention center. As I was ready to leave a friend flagged me down and told me to stop by the Swarovski booth to take a look at a new model of Swarovski binocular. He assured me it quite unlike anything I had seen. I wasn't really in the market for a new binocular, but since I was known as an optics nut (some things never change)I had to have a look.
It did look different, even from the other side of the room. As I approached the counter, my curiosity continued to grow. Did they forget to add a center section to the binocular? What was going on? I have to admit that when I picked up the binocular, I began to drool. It balanced perfectly in the hand and felt as if it had been made just for me. And the optics were ... well, all Swarovski, even better than my old Swarovski SLC 7x42. Today, of course, this design has it imitators, but the Swarovski EL remains one of the finest handling binos ever made. Even if you don't buy one, you owe it to yourself to get one in your hands and ... drool. Comments: |
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