Abbe koenig roof and dielectric coating (1 Viewer)

[Moez]

All the articles that I’ve read about binoculars suggest that an Abbe Koenig roofs do not require dielectric coating because they have total internal reflection unlike the Schmidt – Pechan roofs that do require it to minimize light loss . So my question is why would the Bushnell Forge binoculars ,which are an Abbe Koenig roof, require dielectric cotings ?

 

[pat mitchel]

It is my understanding that the 15x56 forge is the ONLY member of the forge line with AK prisms- their adverts are in error. The rest are SP prismed. Pat

 

[Moez]

It is my understanding that the 15x56 forge is the ONLY member of the forge line with AK prisms- their adverts are in error. The rest are SP prismed. Pat

Thnx for ur reply , but If you go the Bushnell official page the entire forge binoculars collection is stated to be Abbe Koenig ( in the description of the binoculars paragraph)

 

[dries1]

It is my understanding that the 15x56 forge is the ONLY member of the forge line with AK prisms- their adverts are in error. The rest are SP prismed. Pat

This is correct. The marketing department did not make this clear in the description.

 

[Moez]

This is correct. The marketing department did not make this clear in the description.

Thank you for the reply , yes indeed their marketing department made things very confusing they should give more care to their “official website”

 

[pat mitchel]

here's a snippet of the allbinos description of the 15x56 bushnell forge "Smaller Forge series binoculars feature Schmidt-Pechan prisms but the big 15×56 model, designed to be used in more difficult lighting conditions, was based on roof Abbe-Koenig prisms."
Do not rely on the advertisment of the bushnell company- email them for verification if you like as I did over a year ago. Regards,Pat

 

[Moez]

here's a snippet of the allbinos description of the 15x56 bushnell forge "Smaller Forge series binoculars feature Schmidt-Pechan prisms but the big 15×56 model, designed to be used in more difficult lighting conditions, was based on roof Abbe-Koenig prisms."
Do not rely on the advertisment of the bushnell company- email them for verification if you like as I did over a year ago. Regards,Pat

Yes the Allbinos made it clear and you are totally right ( no need to email Bushnell). Thanks a lot for your help !

 

[pat mitchel]

When I saw the AK mentioned with the forge line I was hot to buy one (not that the SP is a downgrade). since then, I am very interested in the maven 7x45 which is an AK bino but the cost for me is still a bit high (in addition to the possibility that the model might be discontinued) Regards, Pat