I am frustrated , I sold a pair of Zen Rays that were optically superior to get the Swarovski's, because I thought if I had a problem they would take care of me.
Sorry to hear about this, especially since there is SO much praise for Swaro. My Swaro LRF fogged up, and it lived a fairly sheltered life as well. I've heard that Swaros are delicate, as Brad mentioned, from several people. Never thought much about it.
Didn't want to kick salt into a wound, but was going to say that there are probably several $450 binos that would be better than those old 8x30 SLC. In fact, my 7x36 Zen Ray ED2 completely smoked my SLC 8x30 in every way. I sold those Swaro as they did nothing better than the Zen Rays. Exterior build quality might have been better on the Swaro, but given your experience...
