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My only four hand-held binoculars (1 Viewer)
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I also tested a new Habicht pair with my Zeiss Dialyt Classic 7x42. Looking through the L barrel of the Zeiss and R barrel of the Habicht, the two binocular's images lined up in size precisely. I actually got the images to merge into one for a moment making it appear as though I was looking through a single pair of bins.
So with the Habicht 7x42 having been tested with Dorubird's Nikon 7x35 and now my Zeiss Classic 7x42, I think it is safe to say it is exactly 7 power.
dorubird
The unskilled mechanic blames his tools!
Zeiss Victory SF 10x42 dominant optical characteristic: HIGH RESOLUTION IMAGE
Swarovski Habicht 7x42 dominant optical characteristic: HIGH TRANSMISSION IMAGE
Nikon Monarch HG 8X30 dominant optical characteristic: LARGE FOV IMAGE
Leica Ultravid 8x20 dominant optical characteristic: HIGH CONTRAST COLORS IMAGE
Swarovski Habicht 7x42 dominant optical characteristic: HIGH TRANSMISSION IMAGE
Nikon Monarch HG 8X30 dominant optical characteristic: LARGE FOV IMAGE
Leica Ultravid 8x20 dominant optical characteristic: HIGH CONTRAST COLORS IMAGE
I have seen all of your collections except 7x42 harbi (I have seen 8x30 though)
guess you upgrade your trino pocket with UV?
In my sight SF have best satuation with black colors among post 2010 alphas (NL, EL, SF, NV, HT)
so it can be major plus point of resolution.
and MHG 8x30 is indeed nice bino to replace 25mm pocket. because of it's size and compactness though I always hope nikon Field flattener worked better then what inside...
dorubird
The unskilled mechanic blames his tools!
Yes, I upgrade from Trinovid to Ultravid
My experience with the Zeiss Victory SF 10x42 regarding the resolution was the following:
Tested on the resolution chart, SF it is one of the most resolved binoculars tested by me in the central area (of course together with other good binoculars ). I always test by comparison, not by absolute resolution mode, not by memory, because my eyes can be more rested today than, let's say yesterday.
For example, couple years ago I tested the Zeiss SF 10x42 comparatively on the resolution chart next to the Swarovski Swarovision EL 10x42 in the same day, on tripod, at 10m distance. With SF I saw a little easier same density of lines on the resolution chart than EL. This maybe can be from the SF little-little beter micro-contrast, that making the resolution lines a little easier to separate for my eyes. Instead, EL seemed to me to compensate with better overall contrast than SF, and for that, in the end, resolving same lines resolution, with a similar sharpness. We are talking about very discrete differences in sharpness between these two binoculars, and in no case larger ones, and visible only with the necessary concentration and under proper test conditions. However, somehow an opposite result to yours. Probably everyone's subjectivity sight matters here in the appreciation of reading the resolution chart, but also variations in quality of binoculars tested by us.
To clarify the terms, here I opened a topic related to resolution, contrast, microcontrast as I understand them
The term of Resolution, Micro Contrast, Contrast
The terms of resolution, contrast, micro contrast. To clarify these terms, here is a brief summary of how I understand and use these certain terms in my evaluation of binoculars or photo lenses: RESOLUTION: It is also called "Definition". Resolution it is the ability of an optical system to...
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