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Kowa BDII32-8XD 8x32

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Manufacturer data

Manufacturer:

Kowa
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Distribution / Sales:

Focus Nordic
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Specifications
Manufacturer Kowa
Model BDII32-8XD 8x32
Lens diameter [mm] 32
Magnification [x] 8
Angular field of view [deg] 8.8
Linear field of view [m/m] 154/1000
Exit pupil [mm] 4
Eye relief [mm] 16.5
Min. focusing dist. [m] 1.3
Twilight factor 16
Brightness 16
Prisms BaK-4/roof
Dimensions [mm] 116x124x51
Weight [g] 540
Waterproof Yes
Nitogen filling Yes
Argon filling No
Image stabilization No
Tripod exit Yes
Focusing central
Warranty [years] 10
Accesories
Price 0
Additional information Announced: August 2019
Magnesium Alloy
2x KOWA XD(ED) lens
KR coated lens Phase coated prisms C3 coated prisms
Average rating (2 owners reviews)
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Value for money

Overall

3.75 Average
Owners reviews (2)
  1. Roelof
    Roelof 14 November 2020, 21:37
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    IP 143.178.x.x
    Owner since: 1 month
    Price: 409
    User profile: Amateur

    Cons: Very susceptible to stray light. Produces strong flaring and veiling glare at only slightly unfavourable light conditions.

    Pros: Light, compact, wide field of view, well built.

    Summary: On paper these are very nice binoculars, but I found them unusable due to the poor stray light performance. Therefore I returned them to the seller after less than 2 weeks of testing. BTW: I also owned the Kowa BD42-8XD, which did not suffer from this issue and are well worth their asking price.

  2. Joe Gadget
    Joe Gadget 26 September 2020, 16:57
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    IP 80.219.x.x
    Owner since: 3 months
    Price: 450
    User profile: Amateur

    Cons: they seem to have CA (yellowish tint) when observing very bright objects. Annoying in conditions, where background is bright (sky). Gives a misleading picture of the object.

    Pros: relatively lightweight well built, smooth focus excellent for glasses wearers (16mm eye distance) large angle of observation, but not sharp to the corners.

    Summary: well built, smooth focus, good value for money, should have gone for 10x32 though.