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Oberwerk 8x32SE
We will be taking these out over the weekend and comparing them to Nikon 8x32SE, 8x30E2, E (C version), 8x30 Habicht and a few mid to high-end roofs.
First impressions , they are kind of big/bulky for a 32. I think the extended objective barrels are partly to blame for this , they almost feel more like 35’s. They’re a little on the heavy side for a 32, but are dense and feel real nice, not cheap. They have a kind of unique greenish color, you like it , or you don’t. It’s a little similar to the Kowa Genesis exterior rubber armor, which I like. They appear to be well made , balance well and feel good in the hands , very grippy but not sticky. These look and feel tough, like they’ll hold up under heaven use, but that remains to be seen. The eyecups click up and down very smooth and precise and lock into position well. The eyecups are very large , similar again to the Kowa Genesis eyecups, I like them.
The focuser is central between the barrels. I’m not going to go into the focuser attributes at the moment, because I am working through something with Kevin from Oberwerk.
The optics are very nice for this price point. There is a lot to be said for a porro being a great bang for the buck. I don’t want to get to much into the optics until I spend a few sessions with them. But this is well above entry level binoculars, like Diamond backs or Nikon M5’s etc. etc. I’m hesitating to say they maybe in the mid to to upper mid grade roofs on an optical level, more on that after more time and some comparisons.
Overall theses are very sharp and bright. The image is well corrected in 70-75% of the image circle, and the fall off is very subtle. The coatings look excellent, a very similar amber color hue to the Zeiss SF’s. There is no field flattener here, panning is excellent. The large FOV (over 430 @ 1000) is very usable. Did I mention they’re very bright. CA is extremely well controlled , and it didn’t show up at all in the center field. Again, I’m going to get further into that after I have more time with them. I just wanted to throw this out for now.
We will be taking these out over the weekend and comparing them to Nikon 8x32SE, 8x30E2, E (C version), 8x30 Habicht and a few mid to high-end roofs.
First impressions , they are kind of big/bulky for a 32. I think the extended objective barrels are partly to blame for this , they almost feel more like 35’s. They’re a little on the heavy side for a 32, but are dense and feel real nice, not cheap. They have a kind of unique greenish color, you like it , or you don’t. It’s a little similar to the Kowa Genesis exterior rubber armor, which I like. They appear to be well made , balance well and feel good in the hands , very grippy but not sticky. These look and feel tough, like they’ll hold up under heaven use, but that remains to be seen. The eyecups click up and down very smooth and precise and lock into position well. The eyecups are very large , similar again to the Kowa Genesis eyecups, I like them.
The focuser is central between the barrels. I’m not going to go into the focuser attributes at the moment, because I am working through something with Kevin from Oberwerk.
The optics are very nice for this price point. There is a lot to be said for a porro being a great bang for the buck. I don’t want to get to much into the optics until I spend a few sessions with them. But this is well above entry level binoculars, like Diamond backs or Nikon M5’s etc. etc. I’m hesitating to say they maybe in the mid to to upper mid grade roofs on an optical level, more on that after more time and some comparisons.
Overall theses are very sharp and bright. The image is well corrected in 70-75% of the image circle, and the fall off is very subtle. The coatings look excellent, a very similar amber color hue to the Zeiss SF’s. There is no field flattener here, panning is excellent. The large FOV (over 430 @ 1000) is very usable. Did I mention they’re very bright. CA is extremely well controlled , and it didn’t show up at all in the center field. Again, I’m going to get further into that after I have more time with them. I just wanted to throw this out for now.