Kowa BD 8×25

Specifications:

Objective diameter:  25 mm
Magnification:  8 x
Exit pupil: 3.13 mm
Eye relief (acc. to spec): 15 mm
Usable eye relief (measured from rim of eyecup): 12 mm
IPD: 56  – 74 mm
RFOV:  6.3  degrees = 110m
AFOV (measured, rounded): 49 degrees
Minimum focus distance (measured): 1.8 m
Focus type:  CF (direction of rotation from close to infinity: < anticlockwise)
Degrees of rotation of focus wheel from 3 m to infinity (measured): 130 degrees
Range of diopter adjustment (acc. to spec.): +/- 4 dpt
Extra travel of focus wheel beyond infinity: ca. 6.5 dpt
Prism system:  Schmidt-Pechan
Waterproof: yes
Weight (measured, with eyepiece cover and strap): 338 g
Made in: Japan

Remarks:

Unlike many other pocket binoculars of this size, the Kowa BD features a single hinge which appears quite sturdy and for many users is easier to adjust to individual intrapupillar distances (IPD) than the double hinge popular in many pocket binoculars. The BD is not one of the top instruments in  its size, but rather belongs to the “middle class” of pocket binos.

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