Just started noticing that the 6.5x21 Papilio is being listed as discontinued and the Papilio II is in it's place with some dealers.
Specs are almost the same except for very tiny dimension and fov changes that could be errors, since I can't see why they would change existing machines for such small amounts.
I love my Papilios except for that one problem that's been identified by several users: an internal glare when viewing towards a brighter light source. It isn't so bad that I'd not use the bino but annoying enough, especially since it's probably just a matter of needing better coatings on all air to glass surfaces. Maybe baffling isn't good enough but I think the easiest fix would be full and better coatings.
So I asked one well known dealer about any changes and he thinks they've improved the coatings to 'fully multi-coated', but hasn't had a chance to compare the old vs new.
I'm betting this improvement will be just what the Papilio needed to make it perfect. I'll find out when I buy the II in a few weeks but in the meantime thought I'd throw this out there for anyone that also feels that such an improvement would be great news.
Just wished they'd also made the rubber foot edge on the objective end flat, so that when standing the binos on a table it doesn't wobble.
Specs are almost the same except for very tiny dimension and fov changes that could be errors, since I can't see why they would change existing machines for such small amounts.
I love my Papilios except for that one problem that's been identified by several users: an internal glare when viewing towards a brighter light source. It isn't so bad that I'd not use the bino but annoying enough, especially since it's probably just a matter of needing better coatings on all air to glass surfaces. Maybe baffling isn't good enough but I think the easiest fix would be full and better coatings.
So I asked one well known dealer about any changes and he thinks they've improved the coatings to 'fully multi-coated', but hasn't had a chance to compare the old vs new.
I'm betting this improvement will be just what the Papilio needed to make it perfect. I'll find out when I buy the II in a few weeks but in the meantime thought I'd throw this out there for anyone that also feels that such an improvement would be great news.
Just wished they'd also made the rubber foot edge on the objective end flat, so that when standing the binos on a table it doesn't wobble.