Hello,
Yesterday in late evening I made some quick tests between these Binoculars looking at far buildings. My findings and a friend with me were:
Zeiss 10x42 FL non-Locutec: Best overall performance. No question: Best resolution, best CA control, perfect collimation in this unite, largest field of view. A pleasure to use and look throught it!
Nikon 10x42 SE and Swarovski Habicht 10x40 W GA almost identical performance with a slight advantage (between these two examples...) for the Habicht in resolution and CA control. And the famous (or infamous) Sweet Spot very simmilar. Both very well collimated. We found the collimation in these two Porro binoculars is rather different than the other two, roof: There is some lateral convergence, almost the same in the SE and the Swaro Hab. Anyway perfect vertical collimation. No problem with prolongued viewing.
Nikon 10x42 HGL: The worst performance: Worst resolution and a high CA present. We didn´t like this unite. Perfect collimation, anyway.
The colours were natural in all. Slight differences but not great. Like the yellow tint present in the older Swarovski Habicht I have had.
I don´t know if this test means anything. But the differences at late evening were absolutely clear for the two of us. At least between those examples.
Regards
PHA
Yesterday in late evening I made some quick tests between these Binoculars looking at far buildings. My findings and a friend with me were:
Zeiss 10x42 FL non-Locutec: Best overall performance. No question: Best resolution, best CA control, perfect collimation in this unite, largest field of view. A pleasure to use and look throught it!
Nikon 10x42 SE and Swarovski Habicht 10x40 W GA almost identical performance with a slight advantage (between these two examples...) for the Habicht in resolution and CA control. And the famous (or infamous) Sweet Spot very simmilar. Both very well collimated. We found the collimation in these two Porro binoculars is rather different than the other two, roof: There is some lateral convergence, almost the same in the SE and the Swaro Hab. Anyway perfect vertical collimation. No problem with prolongued viewing.
Nikon 10x42 HGL: The worst performance: Worst resolution and a high CA present. We didn´t like this unite. Perfect collimation, anyway.
The colours were natural in all. Slight differences but not great. Like the yellow tint present in the older Swarovski Habicht I have had.
I don´t know if this test means anything. But the differences at late evening were absolutely clear for the two of us. At least between those examples.
Regards
PHA