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I didn't say SLCneu, I said SLC. I doubt, however, there'd be much difference, and you surely wouldn't see things through a SLCneu that I couldn't see through the GR HD, ever.

There is alot of truth to this. I stare through them for hours as much as most people I know, and I've done it through Elite's, GR HD's, SLC, Trinovid, Zen ED2, Pentax SP, , Steiner's, EL's, and probably a couple I've forgotten about in the higher end stuff. You can't see things through one and not the other. If you can't it's the glasser's fault, not the glass.

I looked through a pair on Sunday at Bass Pro. I was picking up on dead oak leaves 100 yards away. I'm impressed. They had another model called HD's next to them for $1,000 more. I didn't look, but I have to wonder if they are phasing out the SLC's they have now.

Yes, they are phasing out the SLC's in the 42mm size because of the new HD's. They will still cont. to make the 8x30 SLC as far as I know until (or if) they come out with a newer version of that size. Same thing with the EL's. They have phased any new production of the old EL's in the 42 mm size once they came out with the new Swarovisions. Now they still make the 32 mm size of EL and as far as I know will until they come out with that size of a Swarovision.

Kind of like autos; once they come out with a new model or version and the old ones are phased out of production -"adios old amigo"

But just like an old auto that is a classic vintage-we can still "drive" the old vintage binocular classics and realize that they are still awesome pieces of machinery.

i bet whatever you could see with a GR HD, you could see wit ha monarch. THats only part of the equation though

You'd be wrong then. My hunting bud on our whitetail place had a pair of monarchs until I gave him my Elite's. The monarch's suck compared to the glass I mentioned. I've looked through them for hours also. The last several posts you refer to talked about optics, not ergos.

all i notice is when it comes to leupy there seems to be the camp that thinks that they are as good as anything no matter what and the camp that says hey we tried them and didnt like the mas much.

I ordered some 8x42 GR HD's from cabelas once and returned them because i didnt like the eyecups, body armor, looks, and the optics werent "HD" to me in anyway. Look through a swarovision or Zeiss FL and you notice "HD."

I compared the Leupy to the Meopta Meostar at the time and preferred the ergos, eyecups, and sweet spot of the meostar.

I do not think you need "HD" to spot game though.....


YMMV

$2000+ for a hunting bino is rediculous IMO. To each his own.

Do the 8x30 SLCs come with the protective eyepiece cover or is that an add on?

yes, the caps are included

Thanks Doug! Just placed my order.

So how do you like the new binocs so far?

I wonder how these 8X30's would compare to my ProMaster Elite ED's 8X42?