The Nikon WX binoculars have Abbe König prisms so there are not only european binos with that prism

@kloschuessel773

5 жыл бұрын

Zerblatt really? Didnt know that.

@fwfw9898

4 жыл бұрын

Yes! That's special limited edition type of Nikon astronomy binocular which very rare.

@MrSeedi76

2 жыл бұрын

In the past there were a number of Japanese companies using them. Really easy to find used on eBay when searching for 8x56 binoculars. But they have older coatings and are not as bright. Another affordable Abbe-Koenig binocular would be the Kite Cervus HD 8x56. Probably made by Kamakura in Japan like the DDoptics binoculars.

@MichaelWilliams-ub3ow

9 ай бұрын

Vortex UHD ... made in Japan.

@commonsense5709

6 ай бұрын

SIG Zulu 9 and 10 and Maven B series.

What were the names of the two other European Companies that make Abbe-Koenig Prism Binoculars? I already recognized Zeiss and Swarovski but I didn’t quite catch the name of the other two.

@Racer_Hunter_Green-Energy

4 жыл бұрын

The DDoptics company from Chemnitz (Germany) uses these Abbe Koenig roof prisms in all "Pirschler" binoculars. I am interested in that 8x56 Pirschler Gen.3. Costs around €600. A very good price. The ratings from buyers are also very good.

@radus2968

4 жыл бұрын

The third (as he mentions) is Docter (Noblex) and the fourth is Optolyth.

@commonsense5709

6 ай бұрын

Bushnell Forge and Athlon Cronus 15x56 China Abbe Koneg.

so what's Bak4 prisms?

One binocular in Bushnell's Forge line uses AK prisms. I suspect the prisms are not European in origin.

@BigElectron

3 жыл бұрын

Ernst Karl Abbe is one of the founders of Zeiss, a German optics company.

@ExtremeSquared

3 жыл бұрын

@@BigElectron I mean in manufacturing origin, not design origin.

@commonsense5709

6 ай бұрын

Bushnell'Forge 15x56 and Athlon Cronus Gen 2 UHD are Chinese made Abbe Koneg prisms.

so what's Bak4 prisms?

4 жыл бұрын

It is for the glass material of the prisms. Not the structure. Bak4 is better, BK7 is the lower end.

so what's Bak4 prisms?