Veiling glare: a bird club's unanimous verdict on my 8x32 EL FP (1 Viewer)

[james holdsworth]

Non subjective testing for glare has been done by Henry many times…the rest is just noise.

 

[Owlbarred]

Im not sure, but, if I were there for that pic. I would take my binos down and ask myself if I was seeing these same light beams coming off the sun. If I did, thats mother nature's glare, not a product of my bino, to my mind. And I wonder if this is not the issue with the subject of glare. Do we all agree with what it is? I suspect not... Words on a computer screen arent enough.

Well said

 

[Owlbarred]

James:

I guess it’s a bit like reinventing the wheel and is exasperating to those of you who are longtime forum members……

 

[james holdsworth]

Well said

Henry physically showed where / why the glare originates in your EL, you’re not mythologizing.

 

[Maljunulo]

When I was using a Nikon Venturer LX 10X42, I didn’t even know that veiling glare existed.

When I switched to a Swarovski EL SV 10X42, I learned about veiling glare and rolling ball

Neither is really a problem in my current Zeiss SF 8X32.

I guess I have resurrected a defunct thread.

 

[murmeltier]

Nice wide spectacular view.

Perhaps I'm wrong and someone knowledgable can correct me, but what you call a "slight loss of contrast,' I'd call obvious glare that occupies about 50% of the photo.

The photo only shows the position of the sun, it was not taken with binoculars, I only used the (rather dirty) lens of the smartphone.

 

[Stuarts vision]

I have the 8x32 el and have never experienced any glare but I have winged eyecups on them if that makes any difference who knows. Best binoculars I have ever had.