Jerry, that is a bit harsh .....
The x43 HG APO's are arguably Alpha class ...... Made In Germany, top grade Schott fluorite ED glass, aspheric lenses and top quality construction. Having a silver based prism coating, they perhaps lack the last ~3-5% of brightness of the leading Zeiss SF and HT, but that still puts them on about a par with the Nikon EDG, and with a similar warm view too. Fov is very good in the 10x, and good in the 8x. ER is good, very nice focusing and the light weight is class leading exceptional.
Perhaps the only thing they have sometimes been 'pinged' on in all the material I have ever read on them is skimping on the prisms so that there is a few percent truncation evident. Having said that, they do have genuine 43 mm objectives which would compensate somewhat, and nice dark exit pupil surrounds.
http://www.optics4birding.com/minox-apo-hg-binoculars-review.aspx
https://translate.googleusercontent...-8x43/&usg=ALkJrhiiG3insm6knR_XaSIm-HREJLrnPg
https://translate.googleusercontent...10x43/&usg=ALkJrhiVWdt_Ztwoo3sGHyWzw9C-CYY5vA
I think one of the major popularity problems may lie in the ~$1800 pricing point ...... With more buyers opting for slightly more brightness (Zeiss HT) and flatter, slightly wider fields of the Zeiss SF, and Swaro SV at the cost of greater weight and expense.
They are a cut above the Conquest HD's, with perhaps their toughest competition being the underrated Vortex Razor HD APO'S which can be had for 2/3rds of the price ......
It is a shame that they don't feature in more A/B reviews with the top dawgs .....
Chosun :gh:
Many thanks. I will read the reviews later. What does skimping of the prisms means? Or what does ir affect in the field?
The thing is that i can get a pair for 1000 eur.
Best regards and thanks again
PD: do you know the brightness vs Zeiss t* fl 10x42?
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Jerry, that is a bit harsh .....
The x43 HG APO's are arguably Alpha class ...... Made In Germany, top grade Schott fluorite ED glass, aspheric lenses and top quality construction. Having a silver based prism coating, they perhaps lack the last ~3-5% of brightness of the leading Zeiss SF and HT, but that still puts them on about a par with the Nikon EDG, and with a similar warm view too. Fov is very good in the 10x, and good in the 8x. ER is good, very nice focusing and the light weight is class leading exceptional.
Perhaps the only thing they have sometimes been 'pinged' on in all the material I have ever read on them is skimping on the prisms so that there is a few percent truncation evident. Having said that, they do have genuine 43 mm objectives which would compensate somewhat, and nice dark exit pupil surrounds.
http://www.optics4birding.com/minox-apo-hg-binoculars-review.aspx
https://translate.googleusercontent...-8x43/&usg=ALkJrhiiG3insm6knR_XaSIm-HREJLrnPg
https://translate.googleusercontent...10x43/&usg=ALkJrhiVWdt_Ztwoo3sGHyWzw9C-CYY5vA
I think one of the major popularity problems may lie in the ~$1800 pricing point ...... With more buyers opting for slightly more brightness (Zeiss HT) and flatter, slightly wider fields of the Zeiss SF, and Swaro SV at the cost of greater weight and expense.
They are a cut above the Conquest HD's, with perhaps their toughest competition being the underrated Vortex Razor HD APO'S which can be had for 2/3rds of the price ......
It is a shame that they don't feature in more A/B reviews with the top dawgs .....
Chosun :gh:
My hat is off to Minox for actually revealing the type of ED glass they use in this binocular, however Schott PK52 is a minimal ED glass, equivalent to Ohara FPL51 with an Abbe number of 81.6. It couldn't be used to make a "real" APO objective at binocular focal ratios, no matter how many elements or what mating glasses are used. By "real" APO I mean all colors focused within the Airy disc or very close to it. But then a 10x binocular doesn't need to be a real APO. APO sure sounds good though.
Thanks Sub :t:
However, for the low prices being discussed, nothing else on the market comes close for a light weight package, so I still think it's a great deal ..... :t:
16,5 eye relief should be good, or not Chosun?
I don´t know the Vortex ones, but I thing the Minox should be better... typo, have you tried both?
I owned FL's, well, CA is much worse?
I don´t know the Vortex ones, but I thing the Minox should be better... typo, have you tried both?
There's an inscription, "Made in germany" on them (only the Apo, not the standard Hg)Sorry to disturb the party, but no Minox are Made in Germany but in Japan and China. At best some are Assembled in Germany for legal reasons.
Jan
There's an inscription, "Made in germany" on them (only the Apo, not the standard Hg)
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