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J
Help with interpreting Opticron tech data, please?
Thanks, Pete. Possibly add "dielectric" as a part of "Oasis" on the product page, also? I know it's there on your site because I eventually found it, but if it's there on the product page I missed it. Maybe link "Oasis" to an explanation to avoid clutter and repetition? -
J
Help with interpreting Opticron tech data, please?
I just spoke to someone at Opticron wrt the Verano. (Cell phone was breaking up so I didn't get complete specifics, including his name.) He said the current Verano 8x32 BGA VHD (my question, assume the other sizes also) does have ED, does use dielectric coatings in the Oasis, and is made in Japan. -
J
Help with interpreting Opticron tech data, please?
https://www.bestbinocularsreviews.com/Opticron8x42VeranoBGAHD-153.htm If today's Traveller doesn't work I'll try the Verano. -
J
Help with interpreting Opticron tech data, please?
Thanks - that does help. I hadn't seen it previously. Also, it cleared up my "PC Coating" question - it's "Phase Correction coating - yes." Is "Oasis" their proprietary dielectric coating? Edit: found it. Oasis is their dielectric coating. Why must marketing obfuscate important details? A... -
J
Help with interpreting Opticron tech data, please?
On the Opticron page and Technical section for the Traveller and Verano binoculars, they specify "Prism coating" is "Oasis;" they further state that "PC coating" is "Yes." Of those four terms I believe I understand "Yes," but the other three are not clear to me. (I might have suspected that "PC"...