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    How to balance a Swarovski ATX with 115mm lens

    I think it does work just fine, but I don't look at this "solution" as comparable to a decent ground-up design. I look at it more as a "hack that works"
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    WTS Vortex Razor UHD 12x50

    Thank goodness ! I hope they catch this fellow, and file charges for fraud.
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    2024 Swarovski coming out with anything new?

    For an 18 (and even a 15), going with 56mm would be a better pairing than a 50mm objective. With a 50mm paired with the 18x, the exit pupil would be tiny (less than 3mm), and barely usable at dusk.
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    WTS Vortex Razor UHD 12x50

    Oh, certainly. These scammers are toxic for the entire community, and creates problems for genuine sellers and buyers.
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    WTS Vortex Razor UHD 12x50

    Truly sorry that this happened. I just hope he will still come through, and is just temporarily distracted with something else.
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    SLC 15x56 vs Meopta Meostar 15x56 vs EL 12x50

    Thanks for returning back to your thread, and providing an update. I personally am debating between the Zeiss Conquest 15x56, the Swaro SLC 15x56 and the Maven 15x56, and thus this thread was of interest to me.
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    SLC 15x56 vs Meopta Meostar 15x56 vs EL 12x50

    The Zeiss 15x56 Conquest HDs, the Maven 15x56/18x56s, the Vortex UHD 18x56 all use AK prisms. I think these are all pretty much “alpha” quality.
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    Sold Maven B5 18x56 binos

    Got to the top left, at the "WTS" spot and mark it as "Sold". So that it does not appear in searches
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    Swarovski SLC vs Zeiss SFL?

    I don't think Zeiss ever marketed the SFL as their top bino. They were always positioned below the SFs. The SFL was always an Alpha-minus option from Zeiss.
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    Swarovski SLC vs Zeiss SFL?

    Interestingly, the Zeiss SF was designed by top engineers and designers that Zeiss poached from Swarovski. And it was certainly acknowledged as being better in every way, than the Swaro ELs that came before it. Of course the NL Pures that came years after the SFs, have bettered it in some...
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    Swaro Bino Upgrade

    If you are up for it, and don’t want to be second guessing later, I’d go for the 12x42 NL Pure, as a once-and-done purchase. The EL is a great option too, and so are the Zeiss SFs and the SFLs.
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    How to balance a Swarovski ATX with 115mm lens

    Bringing an older thread to life, but I did buy the Swarovski balance rail for my BTX/115 and there was an additional, taller, plastic arca-swiss plastic adapter in the box, and with that adapter in the slot for the smaller 65mm objective spot, the 115/BTX balances without any interference...
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    Swarovski SLC vs Zeiss SFL?

    Agreed. You have to analyze your use-case and if the equipment you have, meets your need, just keep it. Your bank account with profusely thank you, for not depleting it.
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    Swaro NL 8x42 and 12x42?

    I presume it is due to the wider FOV (477 ft at 1000 yards vs 339 ft for the 12s) and of course the lower magnification (that magnifies shake less). A better "all purpose" unit.
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    The best 15x binos

    If they come out with a 15x NL pure, with a 50mm or 56mm objective, that’d tempt me a ton ! I am certain they’ll go for a 70+ degree AFOV like with their 12x42 NLs, and with edge-to-edge clarity, and great optics, would be a perfect complement to a 8x42 or 8x32 NL.
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