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The APM 6.5x32 ED IF, compared to the APM 6x30 – A Few Thoughts
https://www.birdforum.net/threads/the-apm-6-5x32-mini-review.460440/ Hermann -
The APM 6.5x32 ED IF, compared to the APM 6x30 – A Few Thoughts
"Considering the price point" sounds so negative. I've seen so-called "alphas" with worse focusers. I actually like some field curvature. Can be quite useful in the field. Not really a fan of flat field binoculars, especially not if they have some weird distortion profile. Hermann -
The APM 6.5x32 ED IF, compared to the APM 6x30 – A Few Thoughts
Unfortunately I didn't have the chance to use the 6.5x32 as much as I would have liked. Had to spend too much time at the dentist lately. However, I used it in the field for a whole day yesterday. The focuser is quite stiff, not as stiff as the focuser of my Habicht 7x42, but quite stiff. Focus... -
The APM 6.5x32 ED IF, compared to the APM 6x30 – A Few Thoughts
From what I can see the bridge is OK. Not quite as solid as the bridge of the old Zeiss West porros but good enough. Moderate, allows for very presice focusing. But then the focus speed isn't that important in a binocular with low magnification anyway. I don't really care either way. However... -
The APM 6.5x32 ED IF, compared to the APM 6x30 – A Few Thoughts
Pictures? Here you are. Two quick and dirty shots without any artistic merit ... :cool: Three things that are obviously different: The 6.5x32 is quite a bit bigger and heavier than the 6x30: 748 gr. without the strap, eyepiece covers and objective covers. That was to be expected, with the... -
The APM 6.5x32 ED IF, compared to the APM 6x30 – A Few Thoughts
I got mine today. Interesting binocular. I'll post my impressions (and maybe later a review) once I used it for some time in the field. Hermann -
The APM 6.5x32 ED IF, compared to the APM 6x30 – A Few Thoughts
Probably ... :-) And this problem shows that it's not that easy to make an internal focuser that works reliably. Took Swarovski a few years if I recall the teething troubles of the SV focuser correctly. Hermann -
The APM 6.5x32 ED IF, compared to the APM 6x30 – A Few Thoughts
They do come off rather too easily. That's why I put some tape around them. Works rather well if you use a decent tape ("Tesa Gewebeband" in my case.) I did the same with the APM 6x30. Hermann -
The APM 6.5x32 ED IF, compared to the APM 6x30 – A Few Thoughts
I like it when you're being pedantic ... :cool: I can happily live with a 6.7x31. As to the close focus - well, I hope the CF version (APM says it should arrive at the end of May) will have somewhat closer focus. I'd be OK with something like 3-3.5m myself for my style of birding, but then I... -
The APM 6.5x32 ED IF, compared to the APM 6x30 – A Few Thoughts
I actually still like the 6x30 a lot. I think the difference between us is that I don't really care about edge sharpness. The sweet spot is large enough IMO, and the edges are still sharp enough to see if there's something I need to look at closely. Well, for birding the IF only works in wide...