· Get a Cloudy Nights T-Shirt · Submit a Review / Article    Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Forum Archives · Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Binoculars Previous   Index   Next   Flat   EdZ Professor EdZ Reged: 02/15/02 Posts: 14710 Loc: Cumberland, R I , USA42N71.4W Some of the Best Measured       07/15/08 03:14 PM Edit   Reply   Quote   Quick Reply:   Some of the Best, out of 60+ models tested These are the binoculars that have the top measures in these categories, all related to image and light delivery. Of course these are not all the things that make up a binocular, but by far these have the most bearing on image quality and presentation of view. Resolution On-Axis normal power = 76 to 83 arcseconds apparent res (mean = 86) William Optic 7x50 ED Nikon prostar 7x50 Vixen Foresta 7x50 Nikon Action Ex 8x40 Fujinon BFL 8x42 Pentax PCF WP II 8x40 Oberwerk Mariner 7x50 Leupold Yosemite 6x30 Celestron Regal 10x42 Roof Nikon SE 10x42 Pentax PCF WP II 20x60 Celestron Regal 8x42 Roof Resolution On-Axis Boosted 6x magnification = 185 to 208 arcseconds apparent res (mean = 250) Nikon prostar 7x50 Fujinon FMT-SX 10x70 Pentax PCF WP II 8x40 Nikon Action VII 10x50 Nikon SE 12x50 Oberwerk Mariner 8x40 Nikon Action Extreme 12x50 Nikon Action Ex 10x50 Celestron Regal 8x42 Roof William Optic 7x50 ED Vixen Foresta 7x50 Resolution Off-Axis (Field Sharpness) = 600 arcseconds apparent res at 100% - 90% out (mean = 75% out) Nikon prostar 7x50 Nikon SE 8x32 Celestron Regal 8x42 Roof Fujinon FMT-SX 10x50 Nikon SE 12x50 Pentax PCF WP II 20x60 Fujinon FMT-SX 16x70 Pentax PCF WP 16x60 Pentax PCF III 12x50 Leupold WR Mesa 10x50 Accomplishes the above (Field Sharpness) with a wide-field eyepiece Fujinon FMT-SX 10x50 Fujinon FMT-SX 16x70 Nikon SE 12x50 Nikon SE 8x32 Nikon prostar 7x50 Celestron Regal 8x42 Roof Nikon SE 10x42 * Oberwerk 20x80 Standard * (*)= good sharp wide field but only to 85% fov. Closest to utilizing full aperture, full or within 1mm of full (mean = -7%) Nikon SE 12x50 Fujinon FMT-SX 10x50 Nikon SE 10x42 Nikon SE 8x32 Nikon prostar 7x50 Captain's Storm King 7x50 Fujinon FMT-SX 16x70 Celestron Regal 10x42 Roof Celestron Regal 8x42 Roof William Optic 7x50 ED Nikon Action Extreme 12x50 Fujinon FMT-SX 10x70 Garrett DCF 8x42 Apo Roof Pentax PCF WP 16x60 Internal Beam Transfer, least beam vignette, least beam tilt, score 25 to 22 (mean 17) Fujinon BFL 8x42 Fujinon FMT-SX 10x50 Fujinon FMT-SX 16x70 Oberwerk Ultra 15x70 Nikon prostar 7x50 Oberwerk 20x80 Standard Pentax PCF WP 16x60 Pentax PCF III 12x50 Greatest Illumination of Exit pupil, = measured with light meter, 1060 to 880 lux (mean 750) William Optic 7x50 ED Nikon prostar 7x50 Fujinon FMT-SX 10x50 Fujinon FMT-SX 10x70 Captain's Helmsman 7x50 Vixen Foresta 7x50 Garrett Genesis 10x50 Nikon Action Ex 8x40 Nikon Action VII 10x50 None larger than 12x50 measured Deepest Limiting Magnitude, this measure needs to be considered by size 7x50s Nikon prostar 7x50, William Optic 7x50 ED, Captain's Helmsman 7x50 8x40/42s Celestron Regal 8x42 Roof, Bushnell Legend 8x42 Roof, Nikon Action Ex 8x40, Fujinon BFL 8x42 10x42s Nikon SE 10x42, Celestron Regal 10x42 Roof 10x50s Fujinon FMT-SX 10x50, Oberwerk Mariner 10x60(52), Bushnell Legend 10x50, Leupold WRMesa10x50 12x50s Nikon SE 12x50, Nikon Action Extreme 12x50 15x70/16x60s Oberwerk Ultra 15x70 16x70/16x80s Fujinon FMT-SX 16x70 20x80s Garrett Gemini TWP 20x80, Oberwerk 20x80 Standard 22x100/25x100 Oberwerk 25x100 IF Apparent Contrast – Subjective personal impression Fujinon FMT-SX 10x50 Nikon SE 12x50 Celestron Regal 10x42 Roof Nikon SE 10x42 Nikon prostar 7x50 Fujinon FMT-SX 16x70 Oberwerk Ultra 15x70 Fujinon BFL 8x42 Garrett Gemini TWP 20x80 Oberwerk 25x100 IF edz -------------------- Teach a kid something today. 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