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    Review of Kowa BD II 6.5x32 XD

    pbjosh, post 126, No problem, the corrected version was put 10 days or so after the error was discovered on the WEB-site of House of Outdoor. Gijs van Ginkel
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    Review of Kowa BD II 6.5x32 XD

    pbjosh, post 123, You are right the Kowa is phase coated, but that is corrected in the latest version of the test report after Joachim drew my attention to the error. Gijs van Ginkel
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    Review of Kowa BD II 6.5x32 XD

    I have made a test board to investigate the optical quality of the Kowa 6,5x32. If everything goes wel a picture of it is attached. Using this board for investigation of the binocular by eye only shows field curvature and no other aberrations. My attempts to make a photographic picture of this...
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    Review of Kowa BD II 6.5x32 XD

    Henri, post 106, It will take a little while before I can do that, but I will try. Gijs van Ginkel
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    Review of Kowa BD II 6.5x32 XD

    Canip, post 104, You are absolutely right. Gijs van Ginkel
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    Review of Kowa BD II 6.5x32 XD

    Henri,post 102, It is almost 11 oçlock here now in the evening. Our living room is about 10 m long. I put a circular object of the size you suggested at the distance you suggested from the point of observation (my wife seriously started to doubt my mental health already) and I searched for the...
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    Review of Kowa BD II 6.5x32 XD

    Canip, post 100, That is clear, but by eye I did not see the aberration you and Henri describe. That does not mean that I do not believe you both. Gijs van Ginkel
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    Review of Kowa BD II 6.5x32 XD

    Henri, post 97, I just checked, but I do not see (by eye, no picture) the distortion you describe in the reference you are referring to. Field curvature is fairly strong in the 6,5x32. Gijs van Ginkel
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    Review of Kowa BD II 6.5x32 XD

    Canip, post 95, I hope we speak about the same phenomenon, I will explain. Focus of the Kowa is on a curved plane, so when the center is sharp, the image at the edges is not, but that can be brought into focus by turning the focussing wheel. The effect of this is, that images in the center have...
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    Review of Kowa BD II 6.5x32 XD

    lgguy, post 91, Yes, Gijs van Ginkel
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    Review of Kowa BD II 6.5x32 XD

    Dear all, In the most recent revieuw of the Leica Retrovid 7x35B I have also included a review of the Kowa 6,5x32. It can be found on the web site of House of Outdoor. Gijs van Ginkel
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    Review of Kowa BD II 6.5x32 XD

    Until now I did not have time for a short impression of the 6,5x32 Kowa described here in a lot of detail, however this afternoon I had a short time to use it and the first thing that struck me were the strap attachment rings on the binocular body. They were for me very annoying in my hands and...
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