NOT going to convince you NOT to buy Swarovski. I've owned some high-end glass over the years and my 12x42 NLs are the BEST optics I've ever owned, full stop. I bow hunt in AZ for mule deer and coues down south. Game changing glass IMO. -Luke
I can’t recall a swaro binocular or spotting scope that I looked though in the 20 years or so that wasn’t top shelf and wouldn’t compare favorable to anything else on the market at this time. If you were buying without trying you couldn’t get a safer bet then swaro