Good morning Jessie-66
I am on market for 10x42. I am between :
1.Hawke Frontier APO 10x42, 124m, 17mm, 2m, 740g
2.Meade 10x42 MasterClass Pro ED, 114m, 20mm, 1,5m, 907g
3.Athlon Optics Cronus Gen II UHD 10x42, 113m, 19,3mm, 2,5m, 787g
4.Celestron Regal ED 10X42, 113m, 20,2mm, 1,5m, 768g
5.Kite Optics Lynx HD+ 10x42, 122m, 17,5mm, 1,8m, 700g
I had a chance to try Kite Optics Lynx HD+ 10x42 versus Kowa BDII32-6.5XD.
My priorities : low CA possible (non-existent in center and lowest after 50% off center ), immersive view/easy to use, colours/sharpness/micro contrast.
After dozens of hours on internet, my conclusion is the optical scheme for my 5 choices is the same. Maybe coating is different. I hoped Hawke Frontier APO will be different with their APO lenses ... "better correction of chromatic and spherical aberration than the much more common achromat lenses", "Achromatic lenses are corrected to bring two wavelengths into focus in the same plane – typically red (~0.590 µm) and blue (~0.495 µm). Apochromatic lenses are designed to bring three colors into focus in the same plane – typically red (~0.620 µm), green (~0.530 µm), and blue (~0.465 µm).Apochromats are also corrected for spherical aberration at two wavelengths, rather than one as in an achromat."...
I must or not to buy Hawke ?
Thank you for your time/answer
I am on market for 10x42. I am between :
1.Hawke Frontier APO 10x42, 124m, 17mm, 2m, 740g
2.Meade 10x42 MasterClass Pro ED, 114m, 20mm, 1,5m, 907g
3.Athlon Optics Cronus Gen II UHD 10x42, 113m, 19,3mm, 2,5m, 787g
4.Celestron Regal ED 10X42, 113m, 20,2mm, 1,5m, 768g
5.Kite Optics Lynx HD+ 10x42, 122m, 17,5mm, 1,8m, 700g
I had a chance to try Kite Optics Lynx HD+ 10x42 versus Kowa BDII32-6.5XD.
My priorities : low CA possible (non-existent in center and lowest after 50% off center ), immersive view/easy to use, colours/sharpness/micro contrast.
After dozens of hours on internet, my conclusion is the optical scheme for my 5 choices is the same. Maybe coating is different. I hoped Hawke Frontier APO will be different with their APO lenses ... "better correction of chromatic and spherical aberration than the much more common achromat lenses", "Achromatic lenses are corrected to bring two wavelengths into focus in the same plane – typically red (~0.590 µm) and blue (~0.495 µm). Apochromatic lenses are designed to bring three colors into focus in the same plane – typically red (~0.620 µm), green (~0.530 µm), and blue (~0.465 µm).Apochromats are also corrected for spherical aberration at two wavelengths, rather than one as in an achromat."...
I must or not to buy Hawke ?
Thank you for your time/answer