Voigtländer Vienna 10×42 “APO”

Specifications:

Objective diameter (acc. to spec. and measured): 42  mm
Magnification (acc. to spec.): 10 x
Magnification (measured): 9.8 x
Exit pupil (acc. to spec.) :  4.2 mm
Exit pupil (measured) :  4.3 mm
Eye relief (acc. to spec.): 16.8 mm
Usable eye relief (measured from rim of eyecup): 15.0 mm
IPD (acc. to spec.):  55 – 72 mm
IPD (measured):  56 – 74 mm
RFOV (acc. to spec.):  6.5  degrees = 113 m
RFOV (measured): 6.6 degrees = 116 m
AFOV (acc. to spec.): 59 degrees
AFOV (measured, rounded): 61.5 degrees
Minimum focus distance (acc. to spec.): 2 m
Minimum focus distance (measured):  2.0 m
Focus type: CF (direction of rotation from close to infinity: “<” counter-clockwise)
Degrees of rotation of focus wheel from 3 m to infinity (measured): 305 degrees
Range of diopter adjustment (acc. to spec.): +/-  4 dpt
Excess travel of focus wheel beyond infinity position (estimate): > 7  dpt
Prism system:  Schmidt-Pechan
Waterproof: yes
Weight ( acc. to spec.): 725 g
Weight (measured, with eyepiece and objective cover and strap): 832g
Made in: (Japan?)

Remarks:

The 10×42 model of the new Voigtländer “Vienna” line of binoculars confirms the excellent impression we obtained of the other models in this collection (see separate posts https://binocular.ch/voigtlander-vienna-8×42-apo/, https://binocular.ch/voigtlander-vienna-8×32-apo/ and https://binocular.ch/voigtlander-vienna-8×25-apo/). Its field of view is perhaps a bit more modest than the wide field of its siblings, but otherwise, there is little to critizise – at its price point, this 10×42 is a very attractive value proposition in today’s binocular market.

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