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    New APC 42 Stabilized

    I had also this impression there was something strange going on...
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    New APC 42 Stabilized

    yes, I had the same impresssion, someone was very enthusistiacally reporting on his experience with the16x42, but also a comment that somebody was not happy with it and send it back.
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    New APC 42 Stabilized

    Thanks for mentioning the Sig Sauer, I have never heard from them. They show photos, at least it looks like real photos. https://www.sigsauer.com/zulu6-16x42-mm.html The exit pupil looks pretty round, and measuring its diamter and combining it with two of the other photos and the specs I...
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    New APC 42 Stabilized

    Thanks again for the detailed review, one thing I forgot to ask. Is the exit pupil round? The objectiv is specified as 42 mm, but it looks a bit cut on one side. Thomas
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    New APC 42 Stabilized

    Thanks a lot for this detailed information, I am especially surprised that the Kite have only little CA althugh they are not labeled as ED as other Kite. I think I will try the Kite 16x42. Thomas
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    New APC 42 Stabilized

    I agree, it is difficult to judge the quality of IS from a video. I owned a Canon 14x45 IS for many years, tested the 18x50 IS in quite some detail, then got 5 years ago a 10x42 IS and last year the 14x32 IS. Overall the 10x42 IS seems to me the best performer, IS of the 14x42 IS is excellent...
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    New APC 42 Stabilized

    The 30 and 42 mm seem to use the same stabilization unit and it seems that this determines the separatin of the objective lenses. The 42 mm lenses show already some vignetting, presumably the exit pupil is not round anymore. Therefore, if Kite intends to offer new models with large aperture, I...
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    New APC 42 Stabilized

    So you own a 10x30 Kite IS? According to the webpage its field of view is 96 m, that of the 12x30 is 91m, so the one with the higher magnification is also much better. For the 10x I would espect an AFOV of less then 55 degree, for the 12x less than 63 degree. For the 12x42 the specs result in...
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