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Kowa BDII32-8XD 8x32
Specifications
Manufacturer | Kowa |
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Model | BDII32-8XD 8x32 |
Lens diameter [mm] | 32 |
Magnification [x] | 8 |
Angular field of view [deg] | 8.8 |
Linear field of view [m/m] | 154/1000 |
Exit pupil [mm] | 4 |
Eye relief [mm] | 16.5 |
Min. focusing dist. [m] | 1.3 |
Twilight factor | 16 |
Brightness | 16 |
Prisms | BaK-4/roof |
Dimensions [mm] | 116x124x51 |
Weight [g] | 540 |
Waterproof | Yes |
Nitogen filling | Yes |
Argon filling | No |
Image stabilization | No |
Tripod exit | Yes |
Focusing | central |
Warranty [years] | 10 |
Accesories | |
Price | 0 |
Additional information | Announced: August 2019 Magnesium Alloy 2x KOWA XD(ED) lens KR coated lens Phase coated prisms C3 coated prisms |
Owners reviews (2)
Overall
Owner since: 1 month
Price: 409
User profile: Amateur
Cons: Very susceptible to stray light. Produces strong flaring and veiling glare at only slightly unfavourable light conditions.
Pros: Light, compact, wide field of view, well built.
Summary: On paper these are very nice binoculars, but I found them unusable due to the poor stray light performance. Therefore I returned them to the seller after less than 2 weeks of testing. BTW: I also owned the Kowa BD42-8XD, which did not suffer from this issue and are well worth their asking price.
Overall
Owner since: 3 months
Price: 450
User profile: Amateur
Cons: they seem to have CA (yellowish tint) when observing very bright objects. Annoying in conditions, where background is bright (sky). Gives a misleading picture of the object.
Pros: relatively lightweight well built, smooth focus excellent for glasses wearers (16mm eye distance) large angle of observation, but not sharp to the corners.
Summary: well built, smooth focus, good value for money, should have gone for 10x32 though.