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The Porro prism Delta Optical Titanium pair of binoculars has succeed on the market without any doubts. The combination of good quality optics and an affordable price made plenty of people buy this instrument. Read more >>>

Carl Zeiss company has just announced two Conquest HD binoculars with parameters 8x42 and 10x42. Contrary to older Conquest binoculars which were made in Hungary, new Conquests HD are made in Germany. Zeiss points out at large fields of view which are 6.6 and 7.4 deg in 8x42 and 10x42 models, respectively.

Leica Company has just announced new Leica Trinovid 8x42 and 10x42 binoculars. Both instruments are waterproof up to 5 m and nitrogen filled. The fields of view are 7.2 and 6.2, respectively.

Following the release of 42 mm and 50 mm series, Swarovski Optik company has just announced new Swarovski EL 32 Swarovision 8x32 and 10x32 binoculars.

The Steiner Wildlife Pro 8x30 pair of binoculars was for many years the close equivalent of the Steiner Night Hunter XP 8x30. The only difference was the fact that it was aimed at nature observation enthusiasts and the Night Hunter – at hunters. Read more >>>

At the beginning of 2006 a Taiwanese company, William Optics, launched the 7x50 ED model with objectives featuring, among others, one low-dispersion glass element. The pair of binoculars looked very much like FMTR-SX Fujinon products, known for their excellent optical and mechanical properties. Read more >>>

The Night Hunter top-of-the-range series is produced by the German Steiner company and definitely the best when we take into account devices aimed at hunters only. Even several years ago the series consisted solely of porro prism binoculars with the following parameters: 8x30, 9x40, 7x50 and 8x56. Read more >>>

The Vortex Viper 10x42 was undoubtedly a hit of our big 10x42 binoculars test. A pair of binoculars costing less than 2,000 PLN was awarded so many points that it was able to compete with the products of the most renowned companies, which were 3-4 times more expensive. Read more >>>

Today we would like to present the second part of the article which describes the history of Polish Optical Industries (PZO). In the first part of the article we described the beginning and a very quick development of the company which was stopped all of a sudden by the onset of WWII. This time we present the postwar reconstruction and development till 1966. Enjoy! Read more >>>

The Docter Nobilem series consists of four huge pairs of binoculars with the following parameters: 7x50, 10x50, 8x56 and 15x60. Three last instruments have already been tested by us and got very positive scores showing excellent optical and mechanical properties along with brilliant transmission. Read more >>>

At the beginning of 2009 Steiner decided to substitute the Ranger series by new Ranger Pro binoculars. Not only the number of models was changed but also some of their basic parameters and the prism system as well. Read more >>>

Today we would like to present an article which describes the history of Polish Optical Industries (PZO). The turbulent history of this company which roots get back to the nineteen century is certainly very interesting and we hope You'll enjoy the article. Read more >>>

Classic Porro prism E series models appeared on the market in 1978. At the beginning this series consisted of two pairs of binoculars with the parameters of 8x30 and 10x35 which, in 1984, were complemented by the 7x35 model. Read more >>>

Even several years ago in the 40-42 mm class the Swarovski company offered roof prism SLC New and EL models along with the classic Porro system Habicht. Lately the SLC and EL series were substituted by entirely new models – the SLC HD and EL Swarovison respectively. Read more >>>

The Rainier series consists of the best and the most expensive pairs of binoculars in the Alpen Optics line-up. Not so long ago it included the following models: 8x32, 10x32, 8x42 and 10x42, all of them featuring Schmidt-Pechan roof prisms made of BaK-4 glass. Read more >>>

We encourage you to read our interview with Steiner Germany representative - Adrian Warwas - Head of Export Non Hunting Channels.

The Vulture series of the American company called Vortex, was launched several years ago as roof prism models with the following parameters: 8.5x50, 10x50 and 12x50. For a very long time they were just an announcement... Read more >>>

The ED Spirit series, produced by the Vanguard company, consists of three pairs of binoculars with the following parameters: 8x36, 8x42 and 10x42. All of them are small and handy roof prism instruments set in the Schmidt-Pechan system. Read more >>>

The German company Steiner has been producing binoculars aimed at four groups of customers: nature watchers, hunters, tourists and yachtsmen and/or sailors. Two series of new products have been designed with exactly these last two groups in mind.. Read more >>>

The Geovid HD series of binoculars consists of roof prism models with the following parameters: 8x42, 10x42, 8x56 and 15x56. They were launched in the middle of 2009. According to the producer they are equipped with a modern optical system in HD technology (High Definition Optics). Read more >>>

When it comes to 10x50 binoculars, the situation on the market is quite interesting. In the segment of devices which price doesn’t exceed 220 Euro there is one clear favourite with an excellent price/quality ratio. We think here obviously about the Nikon Action 10x50 EX CF. Read more >>>

The Swarovski Optik Company has just announced two new binoculars with integrated range-finder and angle shot programme. They are roof prism devices with parameters 8x42 and 10x42.

The KF series of the Japanese Fujinon company, launched on the marked in March 2010, consists of three roof prism models with the following parameters: 7x28, 8x42 and 10x42. They feature Schmidt – Pechan prisms which reflecting surface is supposed to be phase correction coated and covered by enhanced silver as well. Read more >>>

Delta Optical Titanium 9x63 is a classic porroprismatic device with typically low light parameters. According to the producer, it will give a splendid image quality with the price tag not too high because of a simple and efficient Porro construction, good quality BaK-4 glass prisms and high quality coatings. Read more >>>

The BL series produced by the Minox company consists of as many as eight models with the following parameters: 8x33, 8x44, 10x44, 8x52, 10x52, 8x56, 13x56 and 15x56. All of these are phase correction coated Schmidt-Pechan roof prism instruments. Read more >>>

While discussing our tests we’ve met several times with controversial statements about the colour rendering different binoculars or lenses offer. Today we would like to present an article which explains different aspects of colour rendering and light transmission in binoculars and lenses. Enjoy! Read more >>>

The Ultravid HD binoculars series was launched in 2007 substituting the Ultravid series. It consists of roof prism models with the objectives’ diameters ranging from 20 to 50 mm. All these binoculars feature the Schmidt-Pechan prisms. To ensure a high transmission level they were covered by HighLux (HLS) dielectric coatings and additionally, by phase correction P40 coatings. Read more >>>

Even several years ago the top-of-the-range Minox series, marked by HG symbol, was produced in Japan. In 2009 Minox decided that the series would be manufactured again in Germany. Currently it consists of binoculars with the following parameters: 8x33, 10x33, 8x43, 10x43, 8.5x52, 10x52 and 8x56. Read more >>>

The DCF ED series consists of top-of the range binoculars when it comes to price and quality, produced by Pentax,. It features models with the following parameters: 8x32, 8x43, 10x42 and 10x50. All of them boast low dispersion glass in objectives, aspherical elements and Schmidt-Pechan roof prisms. Read more >>>

The Action VII CF series consists of the simplest and the cheapest Porro pairs of binoculars which the Nikon company has on its offer. Since the launch for several years the series included models with the following parameters: 7x35, 8x40, 7x50, 10x50, 12x50 and 16x50... Read more >>>