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Equipment & Gear => Scopes and Optics => Topic started by: Lightning_Rider on August 21, 2010, 12:55:36 PM

Title: Swarovski SLC
Post by: Lightning_Rider on August 21, 2010, 12:55:36 PM: Well I went to cabelas on friday to check out the gold rings and buy a pair, $1399 later i walked out with my first pair of 10x42 swarovski slc's. All night i tossed and turned wondering if i just wasted that money, until 5am when my dad woke me up to go scouting and we stopped by a local clearing before daylight and i spotted a herd of elk instantly with em! Of course we saw a bear and i didnt have a rifle but i am definately sold on these things and will not be taking them back!!! I went to buy a pair of the gold rings and decided to check out the slc's and the gold rings could not compare to the slc's (IMO).
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: time2hunt on August 21, 2010, 01:05:49 PM: You will not regret your purchase!!!!
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Post by: PacificNWhunter on August 21, 2010, 03:36:27 PM: Congrats on the great glass, I have not been able to pull the trigger yet on a pair.
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: Lightning_Rider on August 21, 2010, 04:23:37 PM: I've been prepairing for it for awhile now... I paid off the cabelas credit card and just went ahead and bought em! So far I couldn't be happier!
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: Bigshooter on August 21, 2010, 07:20:58 PM: Good for you those are great bino's. I've had a pair of slc 10x50's that i loved until I looked through a pair of 10x42 el's. Don't look through any el's or you'll want to spend more money. :chuckle: :chuckle: :chuckle:
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: nontypical176 on August 21, 2010, 07:35:41 PM: 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.
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: BlackTail on August 21, 2010, 08:10:15 PM: Had a very similar scenario myself. Went to Cabelas to buy some EL's. Got them home and compared them to my old Leupold Wind Rivers. The EL's were better for sure. But I questioned if they were $1,500 better? After my first morning of glassing clearcuts, I've never asked that question again!
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: Lightning_Rider on August 21, 2010, 08:40:05 PM: When i got home last night, i brought out the nikon and leupolds out and sat and compared for awhile but its so hard to tell when sitting on my porch goofing around. Today i got to experience low light, fog, 100yds away, and 1000yds away and i am completely sold on em. I could not be any happier...well maybe if i had el's i would be a little happier, but that'll be my next pair :)
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: Ironhead on August 22, 2010, 05:32:32 PM: Do yourself a favor and get the winged eyecups. cameraland has them.
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: Lightning_Rider on August 22, 2010, 05:33:31 PM: Thank you, i will look into them!
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: halflife65 on August 22, 2010, 05:55:43 PM: You're going to love them. I had Leupolds (which are good) and upgraded to Swarovskis before hunting season last year. I've not regretted it. In fact, I'm kicking myself for waiting so long.
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: high country on August 23, 2010, 12:15:59 PM: the best part is in 10 years you will be able to sell them for a profit.
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Post by: MuleySniper on August 23, 2010, 12:18:58 PM: Nice choice! 8) I love mine and haven't and hope to never find a reason to want to change!
MS
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: MtnMuley on August 23, 2010, 12:36:28 PM: Good decision Lightning Rider. You won't regret it. :) I would suggest looking through winged eyecups before purchasing them. I thought I really liked them until I broke one and put my old standard eye pieces in. I personally like my eyes closer to the glass and thought the standard eye pieces made things brighter. That's just me. I also had a problem knocking off the rubber on the winged eyecups after they had been used a while. I'd sell you a new pair I have, but they are for the EL's.
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: MuleySniper on August 23, 2010, 12:38:35 PM: I prefer using mine with the eye cups twisted in. Seems like I gain a little more field of view and if I need shading on the side, I just use my hand.
MS
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: MtnMuley on August 23, 2010, 12:42:40 PM: 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.
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: MuleySniper on August 23, 2010, 12:44:06 PM: I'll have to give that a try.
MS
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: halflife65 on August 23, 2010, 03:23:47 PM: 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.
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: Lightning_Rider on August 23, 2010, 05:07:40 PM: 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! :chuckle:
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: halflife65 on August 23, 2010, 05:11:37 PM: Quote from: Lightning_Rider on August 23, 2010, 05:07:40 PM
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! :chuckle:

:chuckle: 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.
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: Lightning_Rider on August 23, 2010, 05:13:58 PM: thanks halflife, i'll take that into consideration tonight!
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: USAFpj on October 03, 2010, 09:54:12 PM: Quote
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.
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: Tony 270 on October 03, 2010, 10:08:05 PM: 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.
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: USAFpj on October 03, 2010, 10:18:40 PM: 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 :dunno:
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: actionshooter on October 03, 2010, 10:46:46 PM: 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 :)
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: G.R.K on October 03, 2010, 11:01:37 PM: Quote from: USAFpj on October 03, 2010, 09:54:12 PM
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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 :dunno:

U
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: USAFpj on October 03, 2010, 11:19:06 PM: Just what I don't need, another piece of equipment hanging around my neck...
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: wsucowboy on October 03, 2010, 11:23:57 PM: Been thinking about getting some for a while. They sound like there worth the big price tag.
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: Bean Counter on October 04, 2010, 12:16:23 AM: 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?
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: Lightning_Rider on October 06, 2010, 08:46:52 PM: The el's are hd and the slc's are not... im in love with my slc's and will never give them up!
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: RUTNBULL1 on October 18, 2010, 09:08:08 PM: Bought my 10x42 EL's this year and don't no why I waited so long. They are worth the money. SLC's were selling for 1399.00 I shopped around and bought my EL's for 1499.00 New, lucky I guess I haven't ran across that pricing again on apair of EL's for a hundred dollars more it was a no brainer. :P
Title: Re: Swarovski SLC
Post by: CountryslickR on October 25, 2010, 07:34:41 PM: The SLC's are the perfect bino!!! You can spend a lil more and get the EL's, but after many long days with comparing them out in the field, I honestly could not find too much difference...with bino-buddies the tiny bit of weight difference will not be noticed, eye strain and fatigue with both is zero percent.. basically you cant beat Swaro's!!!