Good evening, I have just bought a beautiful pair of Swarovski 8x30W binoculars (serial 864350) in great optical shape. Compared to my Zeiss Deltrintem 8x30 (DDR made) they are much brighter and crispier. I like them very much. I have a few questions:
What do binoculars expert here say about this particular make? I have untrained eyes so I might be over excited over the quality of the optics, and so was wondering how they compare to the new Swarovski 8x30 Habichts and what other users think about them. Thank you !
- Can you help me precisely identify the year when they were made? From this great post and attached documents I understood this serial number is somewhere in the late 80s, but can we know the precise year ? They came with a little leaflet (attached) but I don't think it states a date on it.
- How do I clean the leatherette ? (I understand from this other forum that it's vulcanite.) I tried on a small surface with a general purpose alcohol wipe and the material sheds a lot of black residue, so I don't want to destroy it.
- The binos came with these interesting rubber coverings inscribed Habicht F3817. What are they? Dew shields?
- I noticed the lenses have the deep violet reflections this post mentioned, so I guess it's the Transmax coating that they have?
What do binoculars expert here say about this particular make? I have untrained eyes so I might be over excited over the quality of the optics, and so was wondering how they compare to the new Swarovski 8x30 Habichts and what other users think about them. Thank you !