It looks round to me. No truncation which would indicate undersize prisms. From the close spaced objective lenses I would suspect it is a reverse porro design, but I am not sure.
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New APC 42 Stabilized (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter Winterdune
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If the exit pupils are round then this binocular could be only 16x36 if the central parts of the objectives are used.
If the off axis parts are used it could be 16x39.
Perhaps someone could measure the exit pupils with the IS off and the IS on.
If this binocular is only 16x36 it may explain the low weight.
Regards,
B.
If the off axis parts are used it could be 16x39.
Perhaps someone could measure the exit pupils with the IS off and the IS on.
If this binocular is only 16x36 it may explain the low weight.
Regards,
B.
There is a Video review today by BBR of the Kite 16x42 IS about 16 minutes long.
He claims that the Kite has larger objectives than the Fujinon 14x40.
Possibly not.
He doesn't mention the objectives cut off of the Kite.
He lists values as so many dollars per degree of stabilization.
For me this not very useful.
He does not mention a glare problem, which the Kite may have.
The Canon 18x50 and 10x42 are excellent regarding flare and glare.
I see elsewhere a Sig Sauer? 16x42, which look like the Kite, but probably at a silly price.
Regards,
B.
He claims that the Kite has larger objectives than the Fujinon 14x40.
Possibly not.
He doesn't mention the objectives cut off of the Kite.
He lists values as so many dollars per degree of stabilization.
For me this not very useful.
He does not mention a glare problem, which the Kite may have.
The Canon 18x50 and 10x42 are excellent regarding flare and glare.
I see elsewhere a Sig Sauer? 16x42, which look like the Kite, but probably at a silly price.
Regards,
B.
PeterPS
Well-Known Member
Hi B.,
You are correct, the Zulu 6 16x42 (pic attached) looks rather similar to the Kite 16x42, but the price of the SigSauer is lower not higher: 699$ at OpticsPlanet.
Peter
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Kamakura clones.
Thanks for mentioning the Sig Sauer, I have never heard from them.
They show photos, at least it looks like real photos.
The exit pupil looks pretty round, and measuring its diamter and combining it with two of the other photos and the specs I get 2.65 mm, that would mean 42 mm objetive lens. The image stabilization unit looks quite similar as the von from the new generation Vixen, Fuji, Kenko, but this did not got good ratings from Canip.
Anyhow, the Zulu 6 looks interesting, also very lightweight, only 560 g.
Regards
Thomas
Eurooptic and Scopelist are listing the Zulu 6 for $560. Available for backorder.
www.eurooptic.com
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I would avoid the Zulu 6. It is another Kamakura Clone of the Kite 16x42 APC Stabilizer. I had trouble with my Kite 16x42 APC Stabilizer binoculars in the first couple of weeks. The stabilizer started malfunctioning. Also, the binocular has considerable glare problems. I returned mine and I don't think I would buy another. I also had a hair inside the objective lens on the Kite Lynx HD + 10x50 I purchased, so I question the quality control of the Kites based on my two samples.Eurooptic and Scopelist are listing the Zulu 6 for $560. Available for backorder.
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edwincjones
Well-known member
WHAT-after all the positive posts ???
I almost got one based on your reviews.
😣
One should always wait after glowing reviews of the newest, greatest binocular.
At least a month until the truth emerges.
Or at least for a second independent opinion, where the hidden problems emerge.
My 20 year old Canon 18x50 IS despite problems with colour prism artifacts etc. still outperforms all hand held binoculars except the Zeiss 20x60S.
Regards,
B
At least a month until the truth emerges.
Or at least for a second independent opinion, where the hidden problems emerge.
My 20 year old Canon 18x50 IS despite problems with colour prism artifacts etc. still outperforms all hand held binoculars except the Zeiss 20x60S.
Regards,
B
edwincjones
Well-known member
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edwincjones
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Looking back for some further info, wasn’t there another thread with hands-on feedback on these 42mm Kite APC/stabilised binoculars here, or was it wrongly labelled to another subforum? It had some posts from the last weeks and I replied to it one or two times I think, but I cannot find it anymore.
Does anyone know where it is or went?
Does anyone know where it is or went?
Winterdune
Well-known member
Is IS for the birds?
[QUOTE="[email protected], post: 4090868, member: 25300"] The IS of the APC 16x42 works very well and I am pretty sure you're going to like it. In particular, unlike the IS of the Fujinon, it is totally silent. It will be interesting to see if you will prefer the Kite to Fujinon----I look forward...
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Winterdune
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That's in this thread: https://www.birdforum.net/threads/new-apc-42-stabilized.395503/page-4#post-4118740
PeterPS
Well-Known Member
There was a thread about the 16x42 started by someone from Belgium (GUY), which apparently has been deleted by the moderators. Maybe GUY, who was very enthusiatic about the 16x42, had some association with Kite? Anyway GUY (assuming that was his alias) does not seem to be a member of the BF any longer.
PeterPS
Well-Known Member
The 16x42 has poor glare control, and that was a deal breaker for me.
