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Kowa BD II XD 8x32 Opinions?
Any dark diagonal lines (edge of the prism?) in low light conditions with a source light on either side of the objectives? KOWA has a non-functioning customer service dept in the U.S. (they don't answer phones and don't return emails), glad I swapped it out for a Hawke Frontier 8x32. The Kowa... -
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Wonderful customer service!
Not good in the U.S., however. No one to answer phone, no operator, nor do not respond to email. I've given up and will find a different manufacturer. I can only imagine the hassle of warranty work. -
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Kowa BD II XD 8x32 Opinions?
I have decided the dark diagonal lines seen in low light conditions is unacceptable. I am sending them back for either replacement or a different binocular such as the Hawke ED-X 8x32. Called Kowa USA headquarters and they indicated they have no staff to answer the phone, so you have to... -
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Kowa BD II XD 8x32 Opinions?
After re-reading your reviews, I can put my observations into better perspective. I am assuming that the phantom diagonal lines I observe occur for the same reason "henry link" indicated. The strange thing is that the diagonals are not static, but the orientation changes. Henry's photo is much... -
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Kowa BD II XD 8x32 Opinions?
Also I noticed that the best setting of the ocular eyecups was the first intermediate position. I figured it would be designed so that when not using glasses, you would adjust to the fully out position. -
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Kowa BD II XD 8x32 Opinions?
So I received my Kowa BD II XD and have a few questions. I'm seeing a lot of flare and it's difficult to get any view regardless of angle to the sun that doesn't generate at least some glare. Is that normal, unusual or very unusual for an 8x32? If I view indoors with a bright light off to the... -
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Kowa BD II XD 8x32 Opinions?
Seems to explain the extreme variability in the reviews. The five layers, 1)fundamental design and manufacturing of the optics, 2) fundamental aspects of reviewer's vision, 3) variability of sample to sample, 4) knowledge and expertise of reviewer, and 5) ambient light conditions during review... -
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Kowa BD II XD 8x32 Opinions?
And is the ED-X a clear winner over the HD-X in the 8x32 format? And just to reiterate there were little to no image defects with the Hawke due to stray light? -
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Kowa BD II XD 8x32 Opinions?
Also the Allbinos article discuss the lack of blackening in the pre-production models they reviewed and other members have discussed shiny surfaces and lack of blackening inside the binocular. Has Kowa taken the hint and resolved this in their manufacturing? I emean how hard is that to resolve... -
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Kowa BD II XD 8x32 Opinions?
I have read everything I could find on the Kowa BD II XD 8x32 on Birdforum and unlike the Kowa BD II XD 6.5x32, there appears to be a paucity of reviews on the bigger brother of the 6.5x32. According to the Allbinos.com article, optically the 8x32 seemed to perform better than most of the other...