The Binocular Handbook
by Holger Merlitz
All about the technical aspects of binoculars and visual performance.
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Choosing & Using Binoculars
by Neil English
Practical advice for selection and use of binoculars.
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Articles and Reviews
- Interactive: Distortion values of binoculars
- Review: Fujinon 10x50 vs. Sky Rover 10x50
- Visual distortion correction (no math!)
- Zeiss & perception theory
- Review: Sky Rover 12x50 APO
- Review: Swarovski 8x32 NL Pure vs. EL WB
- Zeiss Jena 7x40 EDF vs. Noblex 7x40
- Swarovski CL Companion vs. Nikon Monarch HG
- Nikon EII vs. Monarch HG
- Swarovski Habicht vs. CL Companion
- Field test: Nikon 7x50 and 10x50 WX binoculars
- Nikon 7x50 and 10x50 WX binoculars
- Review: Fujinon 10x50 FMT-SX2 vs. United Optics 10x50 Sky Rover
- Carl Zeiss Jena catalogue (1912)
- Carl Zeiss Jena catalogue (1923)
- Carl Zeiss Jena catalogue (1931)
- Carl Zeiss Jena catalogue (1974)
- Carl Zeiss Jena catalogue (1980)
- Carl Zeiss Jena catalogue of 1985
- Docter Optic leaflets of the early 1990s
- Performance of binoculars: target detection
- Distortion of the Zeiss Victory SF: A paradigmatic shift in binocular design?
- Why I don't dismiss the Porro binocular
- Calling for a new wideangle binocular!
- Distortion of the visual field (How to measure)
- Case study: The distortion of the BPO 7x30
- The image-curvature of pincushion distortion in binoculars
- The digital binocular - when will it be there?
- Distortion and globe effect in binoculars
- Collected wisdoms for purchasing binoculars
- Kronos BPWC2 6x30 binocular review
- Review: NVA DF 7x40 vs. BPO 7x30 vs. Kronos BPWC 8x40
- Review: Nobilem 8x50 B/GA vs. Jenoptem 7x50W vs. NVA DF 7x40
- Review: NVA EDF 7x40 vs. BPO 7x30 vs. Hensoldt DF 8x30
- Review: Fujinon 10x50 FMTR-SX vs. Docter Nobilem 10x50 B/GA vs. Zeiss Jenoptem 10x50W
- Review: Docter 10x42 B/CF vs. TS 10x42 vs. Zeiss Dialyt 10x40 B
- Review: Zeiss Dienstglas 8x30 vs. Hensoldt DF 8x30 vs. Steiner Fero-D 12 8x30
- Review: IOR-SA 7x40 vs. Zeiss Jena EDF 7x40 vs. PZO 7x45
- How to identify fake Zeiss Jenoptems
- Review: 10x50 Swift Kestrel vs. Zeiss Jenoptem vs. Hensoldt Diagon
- Review: Nikon 8x32 SE vs. Fujinon 8x30 FMTR-SX vs. Hensoldt 8x30 Fero-D 16
- Review: 8x30 Kern (Leica) Aarau vs. Hensoldt Fero-D 16 vs. IOR B/GA
- Review: Kronos BPO 10x50 vs. Kronos BP 12x40 vs. Baigish BPOc 10x42
- Review: 7x50 Miyauchi Binon vs. Fujinon FMT-SX vs. Tasco No. 124
- Review: 8x50 Zeiss (Oberkochen) vs. Zeiss (Jena) Nobilem Super vs. Docter Nobilem B/GA
- Review: 8x30 Nikon EII vs. EO System EBR vs. IOR B/GA
- Review: Comparison of military 7x40 binoculars (plus Swarovski Habicht)
- Review: 10x50 Zeiss (Oberkochen) vs. Hensoldt Dialyt vs. Ross Stepmur
- Review: 7x42 Swarovski Habicht vs. 7x42 Zeiss B/GA Dialyt vs. 8x42 Docter B/CF
- Review: 12x50 Optolyth Alpin (Classic) vs. Zeiss Jena Dodecarem vs. Zeiss Jena Nobilem Spezial
- Review: Kowa 8.5x44 Prominar XD vs. Meopta 8x42 Meostar B1 vs. Vortex 8x42 Razor
- Review: Classic 8x30 Porro binoculars
- NVA DF 7x40 clone made in Sarajevo
- Review: The Zen-Ray 7x36 ED2
- Review: Meopta 8x32 Meostar B1 vs. Nikon 8x30 EII
- Review: The military 8x40 BM2-0840 (United-Optics)
- Review: The 15x60 BA4-1560 (United-Optics)
- Review: Chinese military 7x40 and 12x42 (Hioptic)
- Review: General Hi-T Mil 8x30 (Xi'an Vision Ares)
- Bino-fans meeting December 2005, Xiamen
- Review: LOAVA 10x50 HG (CF) and 10x50 HG (General)
- Review: Opera glass 2.3x40 (United Optics)
- Review: LOAVA 8x45
- Review: Current Chinese 8x40 binoculars