Swarovski SLC

[MtnMuley]

Exactly Sniper.  Have you ever tried unscrewing the eyecups and looking through them without them in?  It really gives you the coverage.  I do this all the time when glassing for extended periods.

[MuleySniper]

I'll have to give that a try.
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[halflife65]

I used mine for awhile with the eyecups screwed out, but it's much better with them screwed all the way.  It took me a little while to get used to it, though.

[Lightning_Rider]

Thank you MtnMuley, I think i'll take your advice and try them before i buy em. My biggest problem since i've bought these things is finding a place to store them...i'm not sure how much longer my girlfriend will let me wear them to bed!

[halflife65]

Thank you MtnMuley, I think i'll take your advice and try them before i buy em. My biggest problem since i've bought these things is finding a place to store them...i'm not sure how much longer my girlfriend will let me wear them to bed!

   Seems like there could be a horrible accident involving bino buddies, the tv remote, a cat that go too close and your girlfriend if you're not careful.

[Lightning_Rider]

thanks halflife, i'll take that into consideration tonight!

[USAFpj]

I've had my Swaro 10x42 SLC's for 15 years now and they are still great binos.  They have made me a better hunter for sure.  Dropped them I don't know how many times, left them on a stump in freezin rain and snow for 2 days before I found them again and had to thaw off the ice.  My buddy bought a brand new pair of $500 Pentax this year and had to use my bino's to count the points on a bull we were scouting.  Mine are used and abused and are still a pleasure to look through.  I have glassed all day long with little to no eye fatigue.  You made a good purchase. 

After months of research, I felt that the 10x42 Swaro SLC's were my final pick; I received a great deal on them, but after taking them into the woods for the first time this past early season, felt that the 10x power was actually too much.  I didn't have an immense problem with 'shakiness', it was just that the elk that is standing 60yds away in old growth appeared to be in my face and therefore made it a bit hard to judge true distance on them.  For my future hunts on the West side, I will have to trade them in or sell them to get some 8x30 or 8x42's.  If I was back in NM, these would have been absolutely perfect. 

[Tony 270]

I wasn't sure if I wanted to go 10x or 8x with my binos, but went 10x in the end. Sometimes the 8x just aren't enough, other times 10x is too much. If I were to actually carry a spotting scope with me I would have gone 8x, but I don't have one.

[USAFpj]

Tony, the way that I reason is that I hunt longbow 98% of the time for deer and elk.  I could understand the 10x if you wanted to get good detail on animals 400 yards out, but most of my encounters are within 100 yards or less; I have to ask myself if I really 'need' that kind of range

[actionshooter]

My 10x50slc's are the most important part of my hunting list.  The only way I would part with them is if I could get some ELs 

[G.R.K]

I've had my Swaro 10x42 SLC's for 15 years now and they are still great binos.  They have made me a better hunter for sure.  Dropped them I don't know how many times, left them on a stump in freezin rain and snow for 2 days before I found them again and had to thaw off the ice.  My buddy bought a brand new pair of $500 Pentax this year and had to use my bino's to count the points on a bull we were scouting.  Mine are used and abused and are still a pleasure to look through.  I have glassed all day long with little to no eye fatigue.  You made a good purchase. 

After months of research, I felt that the 10x42 Swaro SLC's were my final pick; I received a great deal on them, but after taking them into the woods for the first time this past early season, felt that the 10x power was actually too much.  I didn't have an immense problem with 'shakiness', it was just that the elk that is standing 60yds away in old growth appeared to be in my face and therefore made it a bit hard to judge true distance on them.  For my future hunts on the West side, I will have to trade them in or sell them to get some 8x30 or 8x42's.  If I was back in NM, these would have been absolutely perfect. 

Use a range finder for distance 




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[USAFpj]

Just what I don't need, another piece of equipment hanging around my neck...

[wsucowboy]

Been thinking about getting some for a while. They sound like there worth the big price tag.

[Bean Counter]

Are the SLCs basically the same binocular as the EL except for the open hinge design of the EL? Also, the Swarovision business seems to be the EL on steroids. They have the SLC in Swarovision as well?  Like the standard spotting scope vs HD?

[Lightning_Rider]

The el's are hd and the slc's are not... im in love with my slc's and will never give them up!