A reference glass at a good price

A reference glass at a good price

Kowa Binoculars Genesis XD 10,5x44 Prominar (Electronics)
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Customer Review

After a long time I have annoyed me around with a 08/15-Noname-glass, I wanted to make a pair of binoculars, without having to make compromises finally. Therefore, I have dealt me ​​closer with the top glass of the premium manufacturer and following models some front loading, partly at home, thoroughly tested: Nikon EDG 10x42, Leica Ultravid 10x42, Swarovski EL 10x42, Zeiss Victory FL 10x42 and even the Kowa Genesis 10, 5x44. To make it short: Each of these glasses is absolutely great. You can buy them confidently and makes no mistakes. Although none of the glasses is 100% perfect, but any criticism is complaining on a very high level.

The Kowa and Zeiss are perfectly color corrected. Only off-axis flashes here and there by a residual secondary spectrum. The EDG and Swaro are knackscharf to the brim. The Ultravid is the smallest and lightest.

In the end I decided for the Kowa because chromatic aberration especially bother me and the Kowa is clearly verzeichnungsärmer than the Zeiss. The infamous "globe effect" I suppose true only if I explicitly make sure. A strong pincushion distortion bothers me a lot more. Add to this the filter thread, which should actually have any premium binoculars. A small disadvantage of the Kowa is the size and weight.

But as long as no manufacturer brings out a glass with the edge sharpness of the EDG, the color correction of Kowa, the contrast of Swar, the detail resolution of the Victory and the ergonomics of Ultravids, the choice is probably a matter of taste.

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