Leica Trinovid (“RETROVID”) 8×40 Life Edition

Specifications:

Objective diameter:  40
Magnification:  8 x
Exit pupil: 5 mm
Eye relief (acc. to spec): 16 mm
Useable eye relief (measured from rim of eyecup): 14 mm
IPD:  55 – 75 mm
RFOV:  7.0 degrees = 123 m
AFOV (measured, rounded): 57.5 degrees
Minimal focus distance (measured): 4.8 m
Focus type: CF (direction of rotation from close to infinity: > clockwise)
Degrees of rotation of focus wheel from 4.8 m to infinity (measured): 550 degrees
Range of diopter adjustment (acc. to spec.): +/- 3 dpt*
Excess travel of focus wheel beyond infinity position (estimate): 4.5 dpt
Prism system:  Schmidt-Pechan
Waterproof: splash-proof
Weight (measured, with eyepiece cover and strap): 698g
Made in: Portugal

Remarks:

Why not show up with this binocular at your local birding station and see what happens? Maybe half the people will faint, while the other half will applaud you for your boldness? The “Life Edition” in shock green outfit is a limited special edition of the Retrovid 8×40 (see https://binocular.ch/leica-trinovid-8×40-2019-retrovid/) designed in collaboration with Islandic-Danish artist Olafur Eliasson as an homage to the artist’s installation ‘Life’, which was shown at the Fondation Beyeler (Switzerland) in 2021. Technically, it is identical with the Retrovid 8×40 (see separate post quoted above) and shares its good performance, and thanks to its striking color, you will never go unnoticed while carrying this binocular.

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