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ALULA TESTS LATEST TOP BINOCULARS (4/2000)

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New mid-priced telescopes from Kowa and Nikon (4/2001)

Alula tests top birding scopes:  Is there a new king of the hill? (1/2002)

Alula tests top birding scopes, part II: Do small scopes deliver? (3/2002)

Alula tests the latest top birding scope: The Swarovski ATS 80 HD (4/2002)

Nikon 8x32 HG DCF versus Swarovski EL 8x32 (4/2003)

Leica Ultravid 10x42 challenges the elite 10-power binoculars (1/2004)

New Entry among Top Birding Scopes: THE NIKON FIELDSCOPE ED 82 A (2/2004)

Zeiss Victory FL – a new champion? (3/2004)

SIZE DOES MATTER: OPTICRON ES 100 GA ED (4/2004)

New Midsize Binoculars: Leica Ultravid 8x32 and Zeiss Victory 8x32 T* Fl (2/2005)

Kowa TSN-883 (1/2007)

Opticron ES 80 ED (4/2007)

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Review of Optics

Table

Binocular

Leica 8x32

Nikon 8x42 HG DCF

Swarovski EL 8.5x42

Zeiss Victory 8x40

Optical quality

Image sharpness

(1-10 p.)

9

10

10

10

Contrast (1-5 p.)

5

5

5

5

Brightness (1-5 p.)

4

4

5

5

Colour rendition

(1-5 p.)

4

4

4

4

Viewing against glare (1-5 p.)

4

5

5

3

Quality near edge of field (1-5 p.)

3

5

4

2

Ease of viewing

 (1-5 p.)

4

4

5

3

Total (7-40 p.)

33

37

38

32

Ease of Use

Focusing (1-8 p.)

6

8

8

7

Dioptric adjustment (1-3 p.)

2

3

2

1

Comfort in hands

(1-5 p)

5

5

5

4

Weight/one-handed viewing (1-4 p.)

4  (625 g.)

1  (980 g.)

2  (820 g.)

3  (710 g.)

Total  (4-20 p.)

17

17

17

15

Technical properties

Close focus

(1-5 p.)

5  (2.9 m.)

5  (2.3 m.)

5  (2.5 m.)

5  (2.6 m.)

Field of view in degrees (1-10 p.) (objective/subjective, points for subjective)

6  (7.7°/61.6°)

4  (7.0°/56.0°)

7  (7.4°/62.9°)

6  (7.7°/61.6°)

Total (2-15 p.)

11

9

12

11

Overall score 

61

63

67

58
 

Kimmo Absetz