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New Swarovski EL SwaroVision Binoculars - The best just got better?

When Swarovski told us the EL binoculars were getting on upgrade, we were curious how the heck they planned on making them any better.  The Swarovski EL Binocular has always been known as the benchmark of ultra-high-end optics.  In October 2009, Swarovski announced the all new EL SwaroVision models.  Here are a few highlight features of the new Swarovski EL Swarovision:

Available in 8.5×42 EL Swarovision and 10×42 EL Swarovision models

• Field Flattener Lenses - The new Swarovision technology eliminates all loss of sharpness and distortion at the edges of the binoculars field of view.  The edges are razor sharp with no distortion.
• HD Glass - Fluoride HD Glass
• Longer Eye Relief - now 20mm in the EL Swarovision binoculars
• SWAROTOP, SWARODUR, SWAROBRIGHT and SWAROCLEAN coatings
• Wider field of view - 8.5x model has 399 ft @ 1000 Yards and the 10x model has 336 ft @ 1000 yards
• Improved close focus of 4.9 ft.
• Improved focusing wheel
• Improved objective cover design
• Rubber armoring on the inside portion of each barrel to enhance grip
• Rugged Magnesium Housing

Well thats a mouth-full!  But are they any better?  Well lucky us, Swarovski took the new EL Swarovision binocular on a tour to come and see us.  We were lucky enough to see the 8.5x model in person.  I think the every-day user would never know what to look for in improvements, however if your an optic savvy professional, the difference is pretty clear.   The new EL binoculars offer much improved edge-to-edge performance.  They are literally perfect all the way to the extreme end of the field of view.  This alone, is the major upgrade.  I have never seen a binocular with absolute perfection across the entire field.

The new Swarovski EL Swarovision binocular will be available in January 2010 from Binoculars.com