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Problem with green coating of EL SV 8x32
Still no update from Swarovski about the supposed new material. -
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Problem with green coating of EL SV 8x32
https://www.lenscoat.com/lenscoat-spotting-scopes-c-72.html?fbclid=IwAR1QMIuodhPe9o7fApHlVD4rF05VFgiLP2HT-NHo9hO07TQfg-gSVXUajtI_aem_AbbNTBC3MMdjq9U1Yxl8nV6f2huEWQqdx_QAPcGxYUQXI7c0wBfOOesz-_H-k-xIkmVuiGFdNQkJ4h5EfEBKpEND Maybe there'll be a market for LensCoat for binoculars.. specifically... -
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Problem with green coating of EL SV 8x32
That's exactly what they are doing now. See below replies from their customer service in response to my questions about the subpar material continuing to be used in repairs, which will likely recur in the same time frame in future. "Make no sense" indeed! "Due to the used sustainable material... -
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Problem with green coating of EL SV 8x32
It's been discussed before that the problematic armour is from ~2015 onwards when they changed to a more eco friendly material. Your 15 year old armour should be more robust. Hopefully they have used the same material for your older bins, instead of switching you for this lousy eco material -
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Problem with green coating of EL SV 8x32
A recent product recall on a manufacturing/QC defect: "Nikon values our customers’ trust above all else... We recognize this is an important issue and are committed to resolving it as soon as possible... will inspect applicable cameras and take the necessary steps to correct this issue, at no... -
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Problem with green coating of EL SV 8x32
Compared to the 2+ years on mine (and others') ;) -
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Problem with green coating of EL SV 8x32
7 years is a pretty good run -
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Problem with green coating of EL SV 8x32
Just pointing out diekmann2's hypocrisy in not believing others' "unsupported statements" (his words), yet doing the same thing himself of citing his "birdingmate" to make a point. Unlike diekmannn2, I believe all of you :) -
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Problem with green coating of EL SV 8x32
Glad your job here is done! Good riddance... -
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Problem with green coating of EL SV 8x32
Good to hear that, hope it holds up well! I will hold out on my repair for now, might wait for the new material. Migration season's starting soon anyway. -
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Problem with green coating of EL SV 8x32
"extremely convincing...." :ROFLMAO: -
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Problem with green coating of EL SV 8x32
@John Cantelo has posted a very useful update with new information from his exchange with Swarovski at Global Bird Fair. Many thanks for checking with them and sharing on this forum John Cantelo's post Great news about 2 new formulae being tested. Sounds like Swarovski HQ is well aware of the... -
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Problem with green coating of EL SV 8x32
Here we go with the blame game again! -
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Problem with green coating of EL SV 8x32
Only used a borrowed ATX a couple of times but the armour seemed different from my EL FP's. Can't comment much further. This comment by a Johan Chaves on Facebook group said that ATX is fine but BTX armour has the same armour that degrades similar to his experience with EL. -
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Problem with green coating of EL SV 8x32
Hehe a few really interesting people on here. Anyway sorry to make another unsubstantiable claim here but I got in touch with the person behind the tweet and from our chat it all seems legit. -
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Problem with green coating of EL SV 8x32
It might not prevent damage from big knocks, but i think the armour would help with smaller knocks and bumps in the course of field use, and also scuffs and scrapes on the metal. Might it also help with heat insulation in hot and cold conditions? Black metal surfaces get hot easily under direct... -
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Problem with green coating of EL SV 8x32
Have you used these EL/NL/SLC with this armour? Not sure how you can tell frm pics if the armour is soft. It's softer than the armour on my other optics. But does seem to harden up and secrete some oily substance once the material degradation kicks in. At least from my experience as this issue... -
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Problem with green coating of EL SV 8x32
Well well what do we have here now? Also, several replies to the tweet indicate more failures on NL (all rights belong to the respective accounts, appending photos for ease of reference for those w/o a twitter account) -
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Problem with green coating of EL SV 8x32
Haha what's the second solution? -
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Problem with green coating of EL SV 8x32
Hermann's reply might have been in response to another poster's doubt over my reply to claves_10 that “Yes, I am in contact with Swarovski Optik HQ senior management but not at liberty to disclose details of our correspondence as yet.” -
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Problem with green coating of EL SV 8x32
Believe what you will! I have no need to prove this to anyone, least of all to you. -
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Problem with green coating of EL SV 8x32
Post on Facebook seeking affected users from a larger sample size outside this forum (23k members), granted that not all Swarovski users are in that group either, and not all in the group are active. 9 first-hand accounts, FWIW... -
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Problem with green coating of EL SV 8x32
Yes, the material gets sticky and crumbles off in the hand, leading to holes in the armour that grow with time. Not cosmetic/optical - actual functional implications.