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History of 7x50 binoculars from Jena

History of 7x50 binoculars from Jena

The title of this article might be a bit misleading: we want to write about binoculars from Jena but we don\'t mention the name of the company connected to that city, Zeiss. It is done deliberately. Why? We are going to explain it in a while.

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7x35 – a forgotten class of binoculars

7x35 – a forgotten class of binoculars

The current offer of binoculars, available on the market is dominated by 8×42 and 10×42 models; then come instruments with 8×32, 10×32 and 10×50 parameters. You don\'t have any problems with finding low light conditions 8×56 devices but they are rather available on the European market.

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Sky Watcher Evostar 72 ED – not only for astronomers

Sky Watcher Evostar 72 ED – not only for astronomers

There are a lot of spotting scopes available on the market but when you start looking at them closely you can find that many of them come with some limitations. The first problem you might encounter concerns their size and, partially connected to that, the price tag.

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Delta Optical Titanium 50ED – high magnification in your pocket

Delta Optical Titanium 50ED – high magnification in your pocket

Introduction I suppose everyone has experienced such a situation: you are on a trip, you watch the nature and all of a sudden you wish you had a small, handy optical instrument with a high magnification ratio at your disposal.

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Hands-on review: Vortex Razor HD 27-60x85 spotting scope

Hands-on review: Vortex Razor HD 27-60x85 spotting scope

Not so long ago we published our review of the Vortex Viper HD 20-60x85 scope. We praised that instrument, not liking only the narrow field of view of the zoom-type eyepiece, added in the box. Still the Viper is not the end of the Vortex line-up and if you are interested in a larger field of view you might get interested in the Vortex Razor HD 27-60x85.

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Zeiss Victory SF 8x32 – first impressions

Zeiss Victory SF 8x32 – first impressions

When it comes to production of 8×30/8×32 binoculars the Zeiss company has had many years of experience under their belt. Every fan of binoculars has heard of such models as the Deltrintem 8×30, launched as early as 1920, or the Dialyt 8×30 which, in many variations, reigned on the market from 1964 to the beginning of the 21st century.

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Changes in our tests of binoculars

Changes in our tests of binoculars

Our idea of testing binoculars was conceived almost 20 year ago. The first full test was performed in November 2002 and its results were published in „Wiedza i Życie”, a Polish magazine which title in English means \'knowledge and life\'.

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Hands-on review: Vortex Viper HD 20-60x85 spotting scope

Hands-on review: Vortex Viper HD 20-60x85 spotting scope

Vortex have had a rich selection of binoculars in their line-up from the very beginning, with more than a dozen model lines at different price-points. In the case of spotting scopes such a rich offer is impossible for obvious reasons – it would be difficult and pretty useless too.

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Swarovski NL Pure 12x42 – first impressions

Swarovski NL Pure 12x42 – first impressions

In the middle of June 2020 journalists specialising in widely understood sports optics were informed that on 30 June there would be an online webinar concerning novelities launched by the renowned Swarovski Optik company.

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Fujinon TechnoStabi 16x28 – first impressions

Fujinon TechnoStabi 16x28 – first impressions

To be honest I\'ve never been especially keen on pairs of binoculars with exit pupil of about 2 mm in diameter. In their case a combination of magnification and physical dimensions is such that the device seem to me too cumbersome to handle and not especially comfortable to look through.

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Kowa BDII-XD binoculars hands-on

Kowa BDII-XD binoculars hands-on

In 2015 a new series of binoculars from the Japanese Kowa company was launched under a name of BD XD Prominar. It consisted of seven roof-prisms models with the following parameters: 8x32, 10x32, 8x42, 10x42, 8x56, 10x56 and 12x56.

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Legendary binoculars – the BPC Tento 10x50

Legendary binoculars – the BPC Tento 10x50

Halley’s Comet, officially designated as 1P/Halley, is, undoubtedly, one of the most well-known short-period comets. It visits the inner Solar System and the Sun’s proximity every 75 years.

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Hands-on: Nikon Monarch HG 10x30

Hands-on: Nikon Monarch HG 10x30

The 30-32 mm instruments, being aimed mainly at tourists and day nature-watching enthusiasts, are physically small. A small objective lens doesn’t gather much light but, as you use it when the weather is fine and lighting conditions - rather favourable, it is not a bothersome flaw.

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Comet 6x24 binoculars from the inside – what went wrong?

Comet 6x24 binoculars from the inside – what went wrong?

I know close to nothing about cuisine. I can’t cook well and I don’t think I’ll ever become a chef. Still, from time to time I enjoy eating – a healthy dish, made of the best, freshest products, properly seasoned and arranged nicely on your plate so you see the minute attention to detail of the professional who has prepared it.

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Hands-On: GPO Passion HD 10x42

Hands-On: GPO Passion HD 10x42

During last 2-3 years we’ve seen many new companies which offer top-of-the-range binoculars and spotting scopes making their debut on the market. Not so long ago we informed about a launch of Blaser binoculars, produced by German Sport Optics.

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