new maven 25mm binoculars line? -- B.7 8x25 and 10x25 (1 Viewer)

[iseegeorgesstar]

Hey,

I was perusing the Maven site and noticed they have a new line of binoculars? It says "new" on their website and google search for reviews are recently posted.

Looks like a "pocket" binocular in the 25mm range. At $600 I would imagine these come out swinging hard.

B.7 - 8x25 / 10x25

Buy Maven Outdoor Equipment Company B.7 Binoculars. Our B Series Binoculars stack up with the most celebrated and expensive binoculars in the world…bar none.

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I wonder how they compare to the classic Victory Pockets and Swaro CL Pocket ?

Specs of the maven b.7 :
-Size: 4.8 in. (folds to 2.94W x 4.76H x 1.99D in.)
-Weight: 12.4 oz. (351.5g)
-Light Transmission: 93% - 8x and 92% - 10x
-FoV: 6.8degrees - 8x and 6degrees - 10x
-Near Focus - 9.8ft (3m?)
-Eye Relief: 15mm

Edit:
Out of curiousity, the Zeiss 8x25 Victory Pocket specs are:
-FoV: 7.4degrees
-Minimum Focus: 6.2feet (1.9m)
-Eye Relief: 16.5mm
-Weight: 10.9oz (309g)
-Transmission: 93% (via House of Outdoor)

 

[iseegeorgesstar]

I looked up the Victory Pockets on the neat graph from House of Outdoor:

https://www.houseofoutdoor.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/THE-NEW-SWAROVSKI-7X21-CURIO-def.pdf

Says the Zeiss Pocket 8x25 transmission are 500nm - 93.2% and 550nm - 93.9%

Thanks to whoever did the testing.

 

[Dennis Mau]

Hey,

I was perusing the Maven site and noticed they have a new line of binoculars? It says "new" on their website and google search for reviews are recently posted.

Looks like a "pocket" binocular in the 25mm range. At $600 I would imagine these come out swinging hard.

B.7 - 8x25 / 10x25

Buy Maven Outdoor Equipment Company B.7 Binoculars. Our B Series Binoculars stack up with the most celebrated and expensive binoculars in the world…bar none.

mavenbuilt.com

I wonder how they compare to the classic Victory Pockets and Swaro CL Pocket ?

Specs of the maven b.7 :
-Size: 4.8 in. (folds to 2.94W x 4.76H x 1.99D in.)
-Weight: 12.4 oz. (351.5g)
-Light Transmission: 93% - 8x and 92% - 10x
-FoV: 6.8degrees - 8x and 6degrees - 10x
-Near Focus - 9.8ft (3m?)
-Eye Relief: 15mm

Edit:
Out of curiousity, the Zeiss 8x25 Victory Pocket specs are:
-FoV: 7.4degrees
-Minimum Focus: 6.2feet (1.9m)
-Eye Relief: 16.5mm
-Weight: 10.9oz (309g)
-Transmission: 93% (via House of Outdoor)

Puny FOV and poor close focus compared to the Zeiss Victory 8x25. The biggest thing that elevates the Zeiss Victory above the other pocket binoculars is the almost 8x32 size FOV of 7.4 degrees. A lot of people don't like the double hinge either. It is more fiddly to use in the field. Another $100 bucks and you can get the Zeiss.

 

[iseegeorgesstar]

Yes, I was surprised at the minimum focus distance on the maven and thought perhaps I had read the wrong stat off the chart.

It seems another potentially big difference between the two is the design of the frame in that the maven's are the more traditional double hinge while the zeiss have the aysmmetrical design.

I tried out the maven 7x28 a while back and was pretty impressed with them at initial use. So I'm curious what these could do with the more premium glass. They're more than double the price of the 28mm yet smaller in objective so one would hope there's some optical magic going on.

Also I see in the "similar threads" feature below my comment that apparently we already have a thread for this release. I looked through the maven subforum and didn't see it in the recent posts so thought we didn't have one. I apologize for the redundancy in that case.

 

[Upland]

I love my Maven B3 8x30s but think I’d buy the VPs if I was interested in a smaller bino.

 

[Ratal]

The VP 8x25 are an absolute powerhouse of a small bin. I wouldn't sell or trade mine for anything bar a life threatening emergency.

Small. Sharp. BRIGHT. All you ever need in a pocket bin

 

[iseegeorgesstar]

Something else to maybe note is that in the product description of the new B.7 it says they're designed to be smaller versions of the B.3. So it might be the same glass.

b.3 8x30 - $550
b.7 8x25 - $600