Some are interested in the new Kite Lynx 8x30. I received mine today and just want to give a quick first impression. Once I receive the Nikon Monarch 7 8x30 I´d like to compare both thoroughly and keep one of them.
The Kite feel very good in my medium sized hands, it´s small and light, but there is still some heft to it. It is not as light as it looks and has a quality feel to it.
The eyecups are very nice, very comfortable! The focus is clockwise and very quick, a little more than one full turn from stop to stop. It turns evenly and has no slack, but just a little too hard to turn. Although that might change with some use.
The view is sharp, at least as sharp as my Conquest HD, seems even a little bit better. But, there is definately something wrong here. The blurring towards the edges starts much earlier towards the left side of the view than towards the right side. It is very apparent.
Something that is surprising me is the brightness. It is a least as good as the Conquest HD 8x32, during the day and even now in low light, as I looked down the almost dark street (with some street lights).
There is a little colour bias towards red or magenta. I noticed it by just looking at a house on the other side of the road during daylight. A test against a white sheet of paper confirmed it.
The eyecups, the main hinge and the diopter ring turn too easily. Really all three of them. That is a pity.
Of course more time is needed the test and compare.
The Kite feel very good in my medium sized hands, it´s small and light, but there is still some heft to it. It is not as light as it looks and has a quality feel to it.
The eyecups are very nice, very comfortable! The focus is clockwise and very quick, a little more than one full turn from stop to stop. It turns evenly and has no slack, but just a little too hard to turn. Although that might change with some use.
The view is sharp, at least as sharp as my Conquest HD, seems even a little bit better. But, there is definately something wrong here. The blurring towards the edges starts much earlier towards the left side of the view than towards the right side. It is very apparent.
Something that is surprising me is the brightness. It is a least as good as the Conquest HD 8x32, during the day and even now in low light, as I looked down the almost dark street (with some street lights).
There is a little colour bias towards red or magenta. I noticed it by just looking at a house on the other side of the road during daylight. A test against a white sheet of paper confirmed it.
The eyecups, the main hinge and the diopter ring turn too easily. Really all three of them. That is a pity.
Of course more time is needed the test and compare.
