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<blockquote data-quote="Nixterdemus" data-source="post: 3661627" data-attributes="member: 96265"><p>Never know I might give 'em a go. I do see the globe effect in some bins & one riflescope, yet that doesn't imply that I would see it in every bin alleged to possess RB. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.opticstalk.com/anyone-used-the-kowa-genesis-105x44-prominar-xd_topic36884.html" target="_blank">http://www.opticstalk.com/anyone-used-the-kowa-genesis-105x44-prominar-xd_topic36884.html</a></p><p></p><p>I had a 10.5x44 Genesis for a while too, about 3 years ago. The glass is fantastic, within a natsazz of anything made, but I have a tendency to see the dreaded "rolling ball" view, and it was noticeable in my pair of Genesis. They are extremely well built too. </p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=287315" target="_blank">http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=287315</a></p><p></p><p>Sadly, as much as I wanted to like the Kowas, especially given their outstanding strengths – small size, light weight, smooth focusing knob etc, there was one important area where they fell woefully short for me. Their weird distortion when panning – i.e. the dreaded rolling ball – was marginally north of borderline acceptable for me. True, it’s only a tiny bit worse than Swarovski’s 8x32SV. But while I could easily see this weakness in the latter, it wasn’t bad enough to bother me and I could easily live with them considering their other outstanding attributes. As much as I tried, I could only live with the Kowas if I only looked at stationary objects.</p><p>-</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=226304" target="_blank">http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=226304</a></p><p>Your BFF Brocknrollin'ball: contemplating buying a bin that is known to cause "rolling ball," such as a Nikon HGL, SV EL, Kowa Genesis, etc.</p><p></p><p><a href="http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=336311" target="_blank">http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=336311</a></p><p>Kowa Genesis 8x33: Troubador's Review - BirdForum</p><p><a href="http://www.birdforum.net" target="_blank">www.birdforum.net</a> › ... › Binoculars › Kowa</p><p>Dec 11, 2016 - I found panning to be quite free from rolling ball despite it being reported by some, but I seem to be one of those relatively unaffected by RB so those who suffer from it should check for this.</p><p>--</p><p>Granted most are very old posts. Perhaps Kowa has tweaked their formula over the years. Hard to say w/o taking a peek.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Nixterdemus, post: 3661627, member: 96265"] Never know I might give 'em a go. I do see the globe effect in some bins & one riflescope, yet that doesn't imply that I would see it in every bin alleged to possess RB. [url]http://www.opticstalk.com/anyone-used-the-kowa-genesis-105x44-prominar-xd_topic36884.html[/url] I had a 10.5x44 Genesis for a while too, about 3 years ago. The glass is fantastic, within a natsazz of anything made, but I have a tendency to see the dreaded "rolling ball" view, and it was noticeable in my pair of Genesis. They are extremely well built too. [url]http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=287315[/url] Sadly, as much as I wanted to like the Kowas, especially given their outstanding strengths – small size, light weight, smooth focusing knob etc, there was one important area where they fell woefully short for me. Their weird distortion when panning – i.e. the dreaded rolling ball – was marginally north of borderline acceptable for me. True, it’s only a tiny bit worse than Swarovski’s 8x32SV. But while I could easily see this weakness in the latter, it wasn’t bad enough to bother me and I could easily live with them considering their other outstanding attributes. As much as I tried, I could only live with the Kowas if I only looked at stationary objects. - [url]http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=226304[/url] Your BFF Brocknrollin'ball: contemplating buying a bin that is known to cause "rolling ball," such as a Nikon HGL, SV EL, Kowa Genesis, etc. [url]http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=336311[/url] Kowa Genesis 8x33: Troubador's Review - BirdForum [url]www.birdforum.net[/url] › ... › Binoculars › Kowa Dec 11, 2016 - I found panning to be quite free from rolling ball despite it being reported by some, but I seem to be one of those relatively unaffected by RB so those who suffer from it should check for this. -- Granted most are very old posts. Perhaps Kowa has tweaked their formula over the years. Hard to say w/o taking a peek. [/QUOTE]
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