John Russell
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Holger Merlitz has just published a very interesting comparative review (in English) of the Kowa 8,5x44 Prominar XD, the Meopta 8x42 Meostar B1 and the Vortex 8x42 Razor on his website.
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Kowa/Meopta/Vortex Test (1 Viewer)
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FrankD
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http://www.holgermerlitz.de/kowa85x44.html
Interesting test. I am glad to have finally heard more of the Kowa which does not seem to get much mention here on the forum. The Meopta and Razor scored as I would have expected them to. I am glad both are also getting more attention as I think they are both underrated on the net.
John,
Other than you, I and Chartwell not many others have had the privelege of owning and commenting on the Meopta. Maybe now they will deserve further examination from some of the other binocular "collectors".
Interesting test. I am glad to have finally heard more of the Kowa which does not seem to get much mention here on the forum. The Meopta and Razor scored as I would have expected them to. I am glad both are also getting more attention as I think they are both underrated on the net.
John,
Other than you, I and Chartwell not many others have had the privelege of owning and commenting on the Meopta. Maybe now they will deserve further examination from some of the other binocular "collectors".
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John Russell
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John,
Other than you, I and Chartwell not many others have had the privelege of owning and commenting on the Meopta. Maybe now they will deserve further examination from some of the other binocular "collectors".
Yes, Frank, it's nice to see one's impressions confirmed by an acknowledged expert isn't it?
John
FrankD
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My Meostar 8x42s actually weight just a hair under 31 oz. Yes, I know still heavy compared to many of the mid-low priced 8x42s and the high end 8x32s but the view is definitely worth it. I often wondered what the optical similarity was between them and my Nikon Venturers. The field flattening element would explain it.
After some further thought today on what I read in his review about the differences in resolution between the three bins I wonder how much we could chalk up to the 8x versus 8.5x. I do not seem to remember him commenting on it much if at all.
After some further thought today on what I read in his review about the differences in resolution between the three bins I wonder how much we could chalk up to the 8x versus 8.5x. I do not seem to remember him commenting on it much if at all.
