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  1. elkcub

    Swift Skipper Binoculars

    Thanks for the correction. Assuming you mean the #789 MKI Skipper with FOV=372', I don't know why I suggested BaK4 glass. In fact, to my dismay I've discovered that at least some of the MKII #766 Holiday 7x35/600' use BK7 prisms. All the Mark II were supposed to have "...the finest center-pot...
  2. elkcub

    Swift Skipper Binoculars

    Craig, in general, the 7x50 configuration was promoted for boating applications, hence the name Skipper. There was also the 7x50 Commodore, which was part of the same "Mark II" series as the Audubon of it's day. And then there was also the 7x50 Admiral. The model 789 Mark I "Skipper" has a...
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