Swarovski CL Companion (2017)

Specifications:

Objective diameter:  30 mm
Magnification:  8 x
Exit pupil: 3.75 mm
Eye relief (acc. to spec): 16 mm
Usable eye relief (measured from rim of eyecup): 13 mm
IPD:  55 – 74 mm
RFOV:  7.5  degrees = 132 m
AFOV (according to spec.):  58 degrees
Minimal focus distance (measured): 2.95 m
Focus type: CF (direction of rotation from close to infinity: > clockwise)
Degrees of rotation of focus wheel from 3m to infinity (measured): 400 degrees
Range of diopter adjustment (acc. to spec.): +/- 4 dpt*
Excess travel of focus wheel beyond infinity position (estimate): 5 dpt*
Prism system:  Schmidt-Pechan
Waterproof: yes
Weight (measured, with eyepiece cover and strap): 559 g
Made in: Austria
*range of diopter adjustment is not available when the position of the focus wheel is beyond infinity

Remarks:

This is a much improved version of the previous CL Companion, improved in almost every respect, with better eye relief, more field of view, better transmission, more central sharpness/contrast and a much improved off-axis sharpness. The new CL Companion is now a very attractive binocular that competes well against other compact 8×30 instruments. The only slight criticism would concern the odd design of the diopter adjustment mechanism, which needs some „getting used to“.

See also separate post „Swarovski CL Companion (pre 2017)“, https://binocular.ch/swarovski-cl-companion-pre-2017/

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