Problems with Alpen 10X42 at TestFreaks.com

allbinos.com

16 October 2011

Conclusion: Fortunately for Alpen here everything went fine. The result of the new model is not particularly better than that of the old one but, taking into account the fact that it...
Pros: solid casing,, good transmission,, very low astigmatism,, slight coma,, quite well controlled distortion,, good whiteness rendering,, high quality of coatings and pris...
Cons: noticeable chromatic aberration on the edge of the field of vision.
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allbinos.com

11 July 2010

Conclusion: I ordered the Alpen Optics Wings ED 10x42 pair of binoculars because I was very curious how it would fare. Why exactly this instrument?
Pros: solid and physically light casing at the same time,, field of view a bit wider than that of its direct competitors,, chromatic aberration well-corrected,, slight astig...
Cons: transmission could have been higher,, it should have been sharper at the edge of the field of view.
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allbinos.com

4 June 2010

Conclusion: Our big 10x42 binoculars test showed that there are plenty of binoculars sold under different names on the market but often coming from the same factory in China or in
Pros: solid housing,, large and sharp field of view,, good transmission,, very low astigmatism,, slight coma,, distortion quite well-controlled,, excellent whiteness reprodu...
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Alpen 10X42