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The company that famously rewrote expectations for brightness and clarity in hunting optics is now breaking the variable-magnification barrier with its new Z6 line.

Swarovski Optik North America has added a compact, lightweight, rangefinding binocular: the EL Range 32.

Here’s a question for hard-core big-game hunters: How much is efficiency worth to you? Or more to the point: Is the convenience of a rangefinding (RF) binocular worth the extra money and the extra weight vs. carrying separate bino and rangefinder units?

After testing it out while hunting and wildlife watching, the author discovered the SLC 42 HD stacks up well against the company's top EL binocular.

Marrying state-of-the-art technology with Swarovski’s top-quality lenses, coatings and manufacturing, the dS 5x-25x-52mm P has an integrated ballistic calculator and laser rangefinder that delivers precise shooting solutions from a single optical device.

Finding an ideal mix of magnification, size, optical brilliance and related features is an equation maybe more complex to solve than determining the ideal general purpose hunting cartridge. Nevertheless, Swarovski might have done it with its Z8i 1X-8X-24mm.

Measuring only 4.75" long and weighing only 17 ounces, the CL is a superior binocular in a compact package.