And now for something completely different: The Habicht 7x42 In fact, when I first compared the Habicht to the Nikon SE, I was almost disappointed with the view because the image looked almost flat compared to the Nikon with its reddish colour cast Once I got used to the Habicht, however, I found I could perceive small differences in plumage coloration more easily through the Habicht
The Habicht 10x40 . . . (1 Viewer) - BirdForum I didn’t notice fogging in my 10x40 Habicht GAs particularly in cold weather conditions However, when I fixed a pair of eye shields to accommodate better eye position and avoid some reflection issues, I experienced extensive fogging on ocular lenses
Swarovski Habicht Binoculars 8x30w - BirdForum The Habicht provides only about 10 to 13 millimeters or so compared to the Nikons’s 17-18 millimeters If possible, try to procure them in an armored format, as they are just a BIT delicate The Swarovski also provides the benefit of being nitrogen-purged, just about the only small birder-worthy porro-prism binocular I can think of offering
Classic Porro Comparision: Swarovski Habicht 8x30 vs. Nikon 8x30 E2? Tobias likes the Habicht and it is excellent and of course the Nikon SE is legendary The Habicht is the only waterproof one of the three though if that is important to you Also, the Habicht has a lot of flare unless you put some sun shades on the objective lenses, whereas, the EII and SE don't glare as badly
Forgot how good the Swarovski Habicht 7x42 GA are! - BirdForum The Habicht 7X42 GA is so sharp and with the steadiness of 7x they are the only non-IS binocular I have been able to read the lettering on my neighbor's A C unit with and that includes the NL 8x32 A WA eyepiece increase glare and decreases transmission because it usually has 6 or 7 elements in it, as can be seen in the NL 8x32
Swarovski habicht 7x42 - BirdForum The Habicht in general is a very Special Bino The Habicht has his pros in light transmission Special in woods on cloudy days this Bino can things that very expansive alpha binos can not The more that I use the Habicht I like this bino more Remember that is not a wow effect Bino When you sight in with the Habicht you will see very much with it
Swarovski 6x30 Habicht - BirdForum The newest 8x30 Habicht has very good optical performance and light transmission is raised to 96% and color reproduction and brightness are excellent I hope this will give you some information about the Habichts In Austria one can tell you exactly when your 6x30 binocular is produced when they have the production number Gijs
Serial number question - how old are my binoculars? - BirdForum For the details of the numbering on the main leatherette Habicht production up until 1991, see the third table in post #7 at: Habicht 7x42 Question John * Swarovski introduced alpha-numeric numbering on the Habicht range at the start of 1991 i e a number with a letter prefix, and with components that indicated the year and week of manufacture
Swarovski habicht 7x42 | Page 4 - BirdForum These Habicht’s are kind of a specialty optic (imo) They are not the best all around optical tool, that’s for sure Very tight focuser , short eye relief , small sweet spot and not the best edge correction to say the least, and the 7x is a horrendously small FOV
Slc 8x30 - BirdForum - the traditional style Habicht Porro prism binoculars (in contrast to the SL Porros introduced in 1982), and - the metric pattern telescopic sights (in contrast to the 1” diameter body sights introduced in 1985) both of which continued to use DV dual layer coating (it was on the Habichts until 1992)