LOAVA Aglaia III 7×35

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Specifications:

Objective diameter (acc. to spec. and measured):  35 mm
Magnification (acc. to spec.):  7 x
Magnification (measured):  6.9 x
Exit pupil (acc. to spec.) : 5.0 mm
Exit pupil (measured) : 5.1 mm
Eye relief (acc. to spec): 18 mm
Usable eye relief (measured from rim of eyecup): 15.5 mm
IPD (measured):  56 – 74 mm
RFOV (acc. to spec. ):  10.6  degrees = 185 m
RFOV (measured): 10.5 degrees = 184 m
AFOV (acc. to spec.):  70  degrees
AFOV (measured, rounded): 69 degrees
Minimum focus distance (acc. to spec.): 1.5 m
Minimum focus distance (measured): 1.7 m
Focus type: CF (direction of rotation from close to infinity: < counter-clockwise)
Degrees of rotation of focus wheel from minimum focus to infinity (measured): 380 degrees
Range of diopter adjustment (estimate): +/- 4 dpt*
Excess travel of focus wheel beyond infinity position (estimate): 6 dpt*
Prism system:  Schmidt-Pechan
Waterproof: yes
Weight (measured, with eyepiece and objective cover and strap): 944 g
Made in: China

*range of diopter adjustment not affected by position of focus wheel

 

 

Remarks:

Aglaia odorata, the “Chinese Perfume Plant”, used in China for decorative purposes as well as in traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of rheumatic and other pains … The modern binocular line brought to the market by Chinese optics company Loava bears the same name as the plant, but serves neither decorative nor medical purposes. This is a nice example of how good Chinese binoculars have gotten in recent years. The 7×35 presented here impresses with a very wide (over 10 degrees), well corrected field of view; a FOV of that dimension has been around since many years (e.g. in binoculars such as the vintage Bushnell Rangemaster 7×35, see separate post https://binocular.ch/bushnell-rangemaster-7×35/), but never with an image as well corrected as in the Aglaia. Other recent examples of Chinese low magnification, widefield binoculars are e.g. the SRBC 6×32 (see separate post, https://binocular.ch/sky-rover-banner-cloud-srbc-6×32-apo/) which boasts an even wider field, although with aberrations slightly less well corrected. BINOCULARS TODAY is impressed with the optical and mechanical quality of the Aglaia; once Loava and SkyRover establish sales networks in Europe and the US and continue to pay attention to quality control, their binoculars could well become game changers.

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