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    Brief review of Fujinon HC (Hyper clarity) 8x42

    I have time to compare FMTR 7x50 and HC 8x42 at Fujinon launch party and at the flagship store. Color Fidelity is indeed lot better in HC then FMTR. and also color contrast it better too. fmtr has greenish casting. there can be coating improvements in HC. but, FMTR is brighter and sharper. at...
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    Brief review of Fujinon HC (Hyper clarity) 8x42

    8x42 can be pleasent because of it's nice color fidelity. it's color contrast doesn't shine like top bins but it's fidelity is certainly unique for it's price point :)
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    Brief review of Fujinon HC (Hyper clarity) 8x42

    16x70 fmtr can have excuse pf It's CA because it have very high transmission and magnification. I think they made HC too short to compete successfully at the market
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    Fujinon Binocular launch party at South Korea.

    have compared 16x28 and 12x28. I prefer 16x28 more. small Stabilizer with high power and quite nice build quality. thats all they got. I think it is not the bino that user can enjoy optic purely.
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    Fujinon Binocular launch party at South Korea.

    it said it have EBC coating which is Coating then Fujiflim use. but fmdon't know where it is really made. It's first time that Fujiflim Korea sells bino for thenselves. but I suggest them to focus on Stabilizer binoculars because, it can have some advantages to stabilizer market dominater...
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    Brief review of Fujinon HC (Hyper clarity) 8x42

    Conclusion. Fujinon HC 8x42 is not an ordinary bino. no doubt of it's fabulous color fidelity and build quality, but there are some parts that HC didn't keep it up at is price point. It is not a bad binocular. I also enjoyed it (partly) but I think it didn't match Fujinon's name on porro...
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    Brief review of Fujinon HC (Hyper clarity) 8x42

    Chromatic abberation (CA) control. I post it separately because I have lot to say it. Fujinon HC are known to have ED and lanthanum lens to reduce Chromatic abberation. is it successful? maybe yes and maybe no. this it a center CA photo of HC / MHG. In the photo, MHG has more purple...
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    Brief review of Fujinon HC (Hyper clarity) 8x42

    Brightness & Center sharpness. doesn't stand out well on mid - high range bit less then MHG 8x42, significantly less then Conquset 8x42 (have compared with 8x42 conquest too) In korea, HC is sold around 800$. MHG is sold around 950$, Conquest is sold around 1200$. I think sharpness and...
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    Brief review of Fujinon HC (Hyper clarity) 8x42

    Let's start with build quality It have lots of metallic parts. bit look like future robocop binocular :) It have really small size for 42mm size comparison of binos. all except zeiss conquest is 42mm. as many knows, KOWA BD and Nikon Monarch HG is well known for it's compactness. but Fujinon...
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    Fujinon Binocular launch party at South Korea.

    Before starting of review of Fujinon HC 8x42... At July 2023. Fujiflim Korea throw a yacht party announcing a launching of Fujinon binoculars. FUJINON binoculars are been sold in Korea several years before, but it is officially sold since 2023. (Fujinon Binocular at Fujiflim offline store)...
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    Asking for help: Meopta Meostar B1 10 X 42 vs Opticron Aurora BGA VHD 10 x 42

    in the center of the view, it's true. compared to 8x40 SFL. sfl itself shows strong purple CA at the edge. especially 10x40. but aurora have more CA at the end of the edge. aurora's center CA control can be better then you expected. really deserve a praise, but I think also it's strong edge...
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    Japanese High grade Binoculars

    nikon HG's HG stands for high grade but it didn't mean nikon only have high grade MIJ binos :) Opticron aurora is recent flagship of Opticron which is MIJ, some users in Korea thinks it is VIXEN OEM and same optical structure with DD optics SHG. one of the korean users buy both and compare...
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    Japanese High grade Binoculars

    I think it is call Nikon HG in japan and korea. HG -> HGL -> EDG -> MHG is the Nikon elite roof bino line. I haven see HG but many say it is heavier and yellower then HGL. there are some asian manias who highly perfer HG.
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    Japanese High grade Binoculars

    EDG has ine of the best mechanical feel of focus. really pleasing to roll around. feel of focus is best among all the bino I seen. including NL, EL, SF, SFL, UV, NV, GENESIS. but bit finicky because dept of field is very shallow. unfortunatly, MHG's focus have been downgraded even compared to HGL.
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    Japanese High grade Binoculars

    yoy mean nikon hgl?
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    Asking for help: Meopta Meostar B1 10 X 42 vs Opticron Aurora BGA VHD 10 x 42

    In South Korea. we didn't even have 30mm sfl... market is small so it is too slow following new products of some makers. If the price is discounted in all the shops at the same time, it will be very hopefull.
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    Japanese High grade Binoculars

    I I reviewed genesis 10x33 before.
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    Asking for help: Meopta Meostar B1 10 X 42 vs Opticron Aurora BGA VHD 10 x 42

    really? very interesting because I really like cinquest series especially 8x32. in USA?
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    Asking for help: Meopta Meostar B1 10 X 42 vs Opticron Aurora BGA VHD 10 x 42

    edge. Aurora 8x42, EL 8x32, EDG 8x42. EL 8x32 also have large center - to - edge CA gap the. average bino. but Aurora is another level. it's center CA is about same comparing to EL. but at the edge, thing goes similer with the photo above. and Aurora has much brighter coloring of rim of the...
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    Asking for help: Meopta Meostar B1 10 X 42 vs Opticron Aurora BGA VHD 10 x 42

    That part of the review, I think diffrently. aurora has blue tint coloring. exactly diffrent if you want cream texture like Leica. because bino that is known for cream color, such as leica trinovid and kowa geneses cut down the blue transmission. but Aurora did exactly opposit. disturbing then...
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    Japanese High grade Binoculars

    I'm planning to with reviews about some of the high grade binocular (around 1000$ and more) Made In Japen. Below will be the sample of following reviews. top left. / Nikon MHG 8x42 top right / NIKON EDG 8x42 bottom left / Opticron Aurora 8x42 botton righr / Sightron SV 8x42 (don't mind the...
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    Asking for help: Meopta Meostar B1 10 X 42 vs Opticron Aurora BGA VHD 10 x 42

    I'm planning to right a review of the Opticron Aurora 8x42 here in bridforum. but it will take some time because I have other works have to be done. maybe It will be uploaded in two weeks. If you don't have time, contact me with private message.
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    Asking for help: Meopta Meostar B1 10 X 42 vs Opticron Aurora BGA VHD 10 x 42

    But please consider, that amount of CA at the edge of opticron aurora is cannot just be defined as 'much then center, it's amount is amongthe most vivid CA I ever seen, and also it have more bluish spectrum (sort of ultramarine coloring) then other binoculaer's purple CA so it can be more...
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    Asking for help: Meopta Meostar B1 10 X 42 vs Opticron Aurora BGA VHD 10 x 42

    BUT. it's build quality is at the bottom of 1k. I would say, it have 1.3 ~ 1.5k optics but 500 ~ 700k build. Even Kowa BD2 has better overall build quality the Aurora.
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    Asking for help: Meopta Meostar B1 10 X 42 vs Opticron Aurora BGA VHD 10 x 42

    I have genesis 10x33. can't write comparison with Aurora 8x42 because it is totaly diffrent apature. but when I compare Aurora 8x42 and Genesis 10x33, Aurora has bit better central CA (maybe due to less magnification) but much more CA on the edges.
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