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In 2018 Bushnell company remade completely their line-up of binculars and the Nitro series was one of the novelties, presented at that time. It comprised of three roof prism models with the following parameters: 10x25, 10x42, 10x36 and 10x42.

In 2019 Vortex took a very brave step and decided to attack the position of the biggest market players by launching the Razor UHD line which models are at a price point of 2000 USD.

Please enjoy reading our first impressions on newly introduced stabilized Fujinon TechnoStabi 16x28 binoculars.

The Vortex Diamondback series in current shape was launched in 2016. It consists of as many as eight models with the following parameters: 8x28, 10x28, 8x32, 10x32, 8x42, 10x42, 10x50 and 12x50. All of them are roof prism Schmidt-Pechan devices with dielectric coatings.

In 2018 Bushnell company remade completely their line-up of binculars and the Engage series was one of the novelties, presented at that time. It comprised of four roof prism models with the following parameters: 8x42, 10x42, 10x50 and 12x50.

In the middle of 2019 Kowa announced that in the fall a new BDII-XD series would hit the shelves, this time without the 'Prominar' word in the name. They also decided to change the number of models and some parameters – this time the new series would consist of: 6.5x32, 8x32, 10x32, 8x42, and 10x42 devices.

The Vortex Razor HD series was launched on the market in 2012 and not so long ago it represented the high-end, flagship line of that American producer. In 2019 it was suplemented by Razor UHD models but it remained in their product range.

The Steiner Observer series consists of three roof prism models with the following parameters: 8×42, 10×42 and 8×56. In their optical construction the producers used Schmidt-Pechan system prisms but they don't inform precisely what coatings you can find on prisms and elements. We are given just a vague 'High-Contrast-Optics' term which is supposed to suggest high quality of coatings.

Year 2018 brought another change – the binoculars were given a completely new optical constructions and the number of models in that particular line-up decreased to four devices with the following parameters: 8×42, 10×42, 10×50 and 12×50.

In 2018 the Bushnell company remade their binoculars line-up completely and the Prime series became one of the cheapest presented at that time. It consists of six models with the following parameters: 10×25, 10×28, 8×32, 8×42, 10×42 and12×50.

The Olympus company made us wait for their binoculars launches in the class of objectives bigger than 30 mm quite a long time. All fans of Olympus equipment finally had a reason to be happy when, by the end of October 2018, the company showed two new PRO models, the 8x42 and the 10x42.

In 2018 the Bushnell company remade their binoculars line-up completely and the Forge series was one of the novelties, presented at that time. It consisted of four roof prism models with the following parameters: 10x30, 8x42, 10x42 and 15x56.

In 2017 the German Blaser company, so far known for production of hunting firearms, decided to enter the optics market. They presented four new roof prism binoculars with the following parameters: 8x30, 8x42, 10x42 and 8x56. Their prices and very solid, stylish looks suggested they might belong to the premium segment of the market.

Even a dozen or so years ago the Steiner line-up was dominated by high quality Porro devices. Lately, though, the number of roof prism models similarly priced than their Porro equivalents has been increasing. At the beginning of 2018 that group was additionally enlarged by the Wildlife 8x42 and 10x42 models but you shouldn't mix them with the Wildlife XP series, featuring binoculars optically better but also significantly more expensive.

First specimens of Swarovski CL Companion binoculars were presented in May 2011 and, to be honest, I wasn't especially impressed. Used to high quality optics produced by Swarovski company I admit I was a tad disappointed by their optical properties and their fields of view were too narrow at least if you asked me.