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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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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...

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.

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..