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Observations on the GPO Passion ED 8X42
Chuck ..... Glad you found the review worthwhile. Focus play is an interesting topic. There a good number of members who give focus characteristics a low priority when choosing a binocular. Then there are folks like you and me that put those attributes high on the list. It is similar in... -
Observations on the GPO Passion ED 8X42
Here is what is on the GPO website: Our products are built to our high-quality standards in some of the largest global production facilities in the world. All of our design, engineering, and quality management is done internally in Germany. It looks similar to what Zeiss has done with the... -
Observations on the GPO Passion ED 8X42
pbjosh .... Your post motivated me to pull out my Zen-Ray 8X43 ED3 and do a quick comparison. I have a love/hate relationship with the Zen-Ray ED3. The optics are tremendous for the price but for me, it is not as user friendly as I would like. The big issue is again eye cups that are to short... -
Observations on the GPO Passion ED 8X42
JG, Lee and Jerry .... Thanks. Pbjosh .... A comparison between the Monarch 7 8X42 and the GPO would be interesting. I have looked at the 10X42 Monarch a couple of time but I do not recall ever looking at the 8. The Nikon website shows a 420 ft FOV and 22.9 oz for the Monarch. I believe... -
Observations on the GPO Passion ED 8X42
Some More Photos The Unboxing ..... Amount of Focus Knob Free Play Travel: This first picture shows the knob rotated all the way clockwise as far as it will go just before fully engaging and changing the focus. Notice the position of the arrow like marker. This second picture shows... -
Observations on the GPO Passion ED 8X42
German Precision Optics (GPO) is one of the new kids on the block and has nine different binoculars in their line up. There is the HD line with five models which I think of as the approximately $1,000 sub alpha class and then their is the ED line which I consider the $350 entry class for roofs...