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With their reliable, high-quality optical system and rugged construction, Swarovski's Slim Light Compact (SLC) 56 binoculars are among the world's most popular high-end optics. The SLC 15x56 model--which boasts an impressive 15x magnification and a 56mm objective lens--offers the highest practical magnification in a binocular, ensuring the best possible results for detailed and professional bird identification. Each binocular in the SLC series sports either a high-quality Swarobright coating, which produces maximum color fidelity across the entire light spectrum, or Swarotop and Swarodur coatings, which are built to create bright, high-contrast images. As a result, you can view crisp images of your favorite finches and hawks even in low-light conditions. The binoculars also feature a nonstick Swaroclean coating on the outer surface of each lens. The coating--which helps extend the lifespan of your lens--is particularly effective when you need to remove dried-on mineral residues (such as water marks from condensation), insect repellents, and tree resin.
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To promote secure and comfortable handling while you view birds or wildlife, the SLC 56 includes thumb rests on the underside and depressions on the topside of the easy-to-grip rubber armoring. The binocular really shows off its strengths when used in adverse light conditions, however, with truly awesome images that shine brightly even in the transition period between dusk and night. You can even combine the binocular with the Booster to create a monocular magnification as large as 30x. Other features include a sturdy metal housing with a nonslip rubber armoring; nitrogen purging to prevent internal fogging; and a waterproof exterior that's submersible up to 13 feet. The SLC 56--which comes with a fast and convenient SLC tripod adapter--carries a lifetime warranty.
 The SLC 56 binoculars offer a 231-foot field of view at 1,000 yards and a 26-foot close focusing distance. |
- Magnification: 15x
- Objective lens: 56mm
- Exit pupil: 3.7mm
- Exit pupil distance: 13mm
- Field of view (distance): 231 feet @ 1,000 yards
- Field of view (degrees): 4.4 degrees
- Field of view with eyeglasses: 3.3 degrees
- Subjective field of view, apparent: 64 degrees
- Shortest focusing distance: 26 feet
- Dioptric compensation: +/- 5 dpt
- Interpupillary distance: 2.3 to 2.9 inches
- Length: 8.47 inches
- Width: 5.04 inches
- Height: 2.8 inches
- Weight: 45.5 ounces
- Colors: Green
- Snap shot adapter model: S2
- Warranty: Limited lifetime
About Swarovski Optik
Although founded in 1949, Swarovski Optik's roots actually trace all the way back to 1895, when Austrian Daniel Swarovski--who invented the world's first electric grinding machine for jewelry stones--established the family-owned Swarovski Crystal in the province of Tyrol. Since then, the name Swarovski has become synonymous worldwide with the clearest crystal, precision grinding, and a brilliant spirit of innovation, as the original enterprise continued branching out into additional lines of business.
Swarovski Optik owes its rise to Wilhelm Swarovski, son of the original founder and an avid hobby astronomer, who decided to build his own improved binocular in 1935 at a mere 17 years of age. With access to the specialized glass production and finishing technologies already used to manufacture jewelry stones in his father's factory, Wilhelm managed to develop a novel prism fabrication and grinding process that he applied in constructing his first 6x30 binocular. Wilhelm went on to found Swarovski Optik KG in Absam, Tyrol, in 1949, thus laying the foundation for a sports optics company with a global reputation. His company's first serial product, the Habicht 7x42, is still an industry standard in the field of hunting optics and continues to be produced in the best tradition of its founder.
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The redesigned SLC series combines ergonomic feel with rugged durability. With the addition of SWAROBRIGHT, SWARODUR and SWAROTOP coatings, the SLC gives you a completely superior observation experience.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Not a single user-review of the Swarovski 15X56 binoculars? Someone is going to have to step up. I don't have a clue how to write product reviews, but in this case, anything is better than nothing.
I use binoculars professionally. I keep a pair of the tiny Swarovski opera-glass binoculars in 8X just for stuffing into my shirt pocket on arduous hikes when I'm pretty sure I will not even use them. Usually I fish them out two or three times during a hike to see just what the heck is that unidentifiable something way up on some distant escarpment. These are binoculars we endure rather than enjoy. They provide only the most primitive function, but they do it without being a burden.
I maintain a pair of Swarovski 8.5X42 EL binoculars for boat-duty. When I'm bouncing around in the waves trying to make out whether that distant bird is a ringbill-gull or an osprey, this pair of binoculars is the ticket with relatively low magnification and with that big open space betweeen the barrels for easy grabbing in a bucking boat. My only complaint is the focus-wheel. I suspect most of us, like me, are constantly tuning the focus as we view. The focus mechanism better work so well we don't even have to think about it. Unfortunately, that is not the case with my 8.5X42 ELs. To appreciate it, imagine a piece of pvc pipe with a slightly loose coupling, greased with Vaseline, so the coupling is free to spin and function as a focus-wheel. Some days the focus feels a little gritty, and other days, maybe depending on the temperature, the wheel turns with a little series of micro-shudders, as if the Vaseline can't decide whether to skate or grab. I've even had days when the focus-wheel gave a series of little pop sounds as I turned it, as though some air bubbles were trapped in the Vaseline. The focus-function on my ELs is a vexing and sorry design-failure. Once I'm focused, the optics are just fine, as we would expect from Swarovski.
If I expect to do any rifle-shooting on a given day, I take my Leica 10X42 Geovid binoculars with integral rangefinder function. These Leicas are a first class instrument in every respect. I can't think of a single thing to complain about. There is just nothing like scoping out a target and getting the range simultaneously. The Geovid binoculars just make rifle-shooting so simple.
Specialty tasks aside, my everyday workhorse binoculars are my favorites -- my Swarovski 15X56 SLCs. The majority of the time, these big binos are the best tool for my uses. They live in a gear-bag on the truck seat right next to me. If I don't expect to use them for several hours, the big rubber lens-caps go on and the SLCs are dropped into a vertical compartment in the bag. Most of the time, I keep a soft camo-hat on top of the gear-bag, and the big SLCs are rested on top of the camo-hat with lens-covers off, ready to grab at a moment's notice. I estimate I grab these big binos for some random little task maybe forty times in a single workday. I bought them from Bear Basin in 2006 for around $2,200. Swarovski has designed some little divot-holes into the bottom of the barrels to make them a little more ergo-friendly. The divot-holes seem to be a design success. I've worn those areas shiny from handling over my four or five years of usage.
I find myself straining for something good to say about the big Swarovski 15X56 binoculars. Assuming you are in good health, what superlatives can you offer on the excellent function of your liver and kidnes? So it is with these big, beautiful binoculars. They make a first rate effort to help you see what you want to see, and they do it without a hint of vexation or struggle. You don't have to fight them; they make everything easy. With a bit of daily practice, you spot something in the distance and swoop up the big SLCs and come right on target the first time, every time. I can use them freehand, as with any binoculars, but you learn to bump up against the window frame or tree limb out of respect for the great magnification. I carry a leather sandbag rest in the truck for a really careful, or really long look at something.
Once you come on target, the focusing is thoughtless and effortless, and I doubt any other binocular choice you could have made would give you such a good look at the target as will these 15X56 Swarovskis. I often use them to count roosting cormorants deep into the gloaming. The 15X56s see in the dark. You will almost never encounter other users with such powerful binoculars. This fact may engender fear that there must be something negative about so much magnification. Maybe so, but I have not found out what it is yet. These are tough, workhorse binculars. I've dropped them and I've let the dust build up on them for months before cleaning. I do not baby them. For me they are simply a tool -- a most excellent tool. One evening I worked with my boss, whom I seldom see, down on the big river. The subject of binoculars came up. Neither of us knew in advance what the other used. It turns out we both use the Swarovski 15X56 SLC.
I use binoculars professionally. I keep a pair of the tiny Swarovski opera-glass binoculars in 8X just for stuffing into my shirt pocket on arduous hikes when I'm pretty sure I will not even use them. Usually I fish them out two or three times during a hike to see just what the heck is that unidentifiable something way up on some distant escarpment. These are binoculars we endure rather than enjoy. They provide only the most primitive function, but they do it without being a burden.
I maintain a pair of Swarovski 8.5X42 EL binoculars for boat-duty. When I'm bouncing around in the waves trying to make out whether that distant bird is a ringbill-gull or an osprey, this pair of binoculars is the ticket with relatively low magnification and with that big open space betweeen the barrels for easy grabbing in a bucking boat. My only complaint is the focus-wheel. I suspect most of us, like me, are constantly tuning the focus as we view. The focus mechanism better work so well we don't even have to think about it. Unfortunately, that is not the case with my 8.5X42 ELs. To appreciate it, imagine a piece of pvc pipe with a slightly loose coupling, greased with Vaseline, so the coupling is free to spin and function as a focus-wheel. Some days the focus feels a little gritty, and other days, maybe depending on the temperature, the wheel turns with a little series of micro-shudders, as if the Vaseline can't decide whether to skate or grab. I've even had days when the focus-wheel gave a series of little pop sounds as I turned it, as though some air bubbles were trapped in the Vaseline. The focus-function on my ELs is a vexing and sorry design-failure. Once I'm focused, the optics are just fine, as we would expect from Swarovski.
If I expect to do any rifle-shooting on a given day, I take my Leica 10X42 Geovid binoculars with integral rangefinder function. These Leicas are a first class instrument in every respect. I can't think of a single thing to complain about. There is just nothing like scoping out a target and getting the range simultaneously. The Geovid binoculars just make rifle-shooting so simple.
Specialty tasks aside, my everyday workhorse binoculars are my favorites -- my Swarovski 15X56 SLCs. The majority of the time, these big binos are the best tool for my uses. They live in a gear-bag on the truck seat right next to me. If I don't expect to use them for several hours, the big rubber lens-caps go on and the SLCs are dropped into a vertical compartment in the bag. Most of the time, I keep a soft camo-hat on top of the gear-bag, and the big SLCs are rested on top of the camo-hat with lens-covers off, ready to grab at a moment's notice. I estimate I grab these big binos for some random little task maybe forty times in a single workday. I bought them from Bear Basin in 2006 for around $2,200. Swarovski has designed some little divot-holes into the bottom of the barrels to make them a little more ergo-friendly. The divot-holes seem to be a design success. I've worn those areas shiny from handling over my four or five years of usage.
I find myself straining for something good to say about the big Swarovski 15X56 binoculars. Assuming you are in good health, what superlatives can you offer on the excellent function of your liver and kidnes? So it is with these big, beautiful binoculars. They make a first rate effort to help you see what you want to see, and they do it without a hint of vexation or struggle. You don't have to fight them; they make everything easy. With a bit of daily practice, you spot something in the distance and swoop up the big SLCs and come right on target the first time, every time. I can use them freehand, as with any binoculars, but you learn to bump up against the window frame or tree limb out of respect for the great magnification. I carry a leather sandbag rest in the truck for a really careful, or really long look at something.
Once you come on target, the focusing is thoughtless and effortless, and I doubt any other binocular choice you could have made would give you such a good look at the target as will these 15X56 Swarovskis. I often use them to count roosting cormorants deep into the gloaming. The 15X56s see in the dark. You will almost never encounter other users with such powerful binoculars. This fact may engender fear that there must be something negative about so much magnification. Maybe so, but I have not found out what it is yet. These are tough, workhorse binculars. I've dropped them and I've let the dust build up on them for months before cleaning. I do not baby them. For me they are simply a tool -- a most excellent tool. One evening I worked with my boss, whom I seldom see, down on the big river. The subject of binoculars came up. Neither of us knew in advance what the other used. It turns out we both use the Swarovski 15X56 SLC.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
I just purchased a pair of used 15x56 Swarovski binos. I have hunted with Steiner binos for years and never had an issue. When the Swarovski's arrived at my office I removed them from the packing and started viewing the neighborhood from the 7th floor of my office. I was seeing buildings more than a mile away and reading the entrance signs. Unbelieveable! I cant imagine how a bino could be any clearer or more in focus. As a negative, these binos are a bit heavy for a long hike in the woods, but they will permit a very clear view of the areas outside of a blind or from a hillside with a 400 yard view of a valley floor where the muy grandes chase the girls.
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