Zeiss Conquest HD 8×32

Specifications:

Objective diameter:  32 mm
Magnification:  8 x
Exit pupil: 4 mm
Eye relief (acc. to spec): 16 mm
Usable eye relief (measured from rim of eyecup): 14 mm
IPD:  54 – 74 mm
RFOV:  8.0  degrees = 140 m
AFOV (according to spec.):  64  degrees
AFOV (measured): 60.5 degrees
Minimum focus distance (measured): 1.5 m
Focus type: CF (direction of rotation from close to infinity: > clockwise)
Degrees of rotation of focus wheel from 3 m to infinity (measured): 165 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): 697 g
Made in: Germany
*range of diopter adjustment not affected by position of focus wheel

Remarks:

Zeiss’ “Conquest HD” series is placed in the middle between the entry-level “Terra” line of binoculars and the premium class “Victory” instruments. The Conquest HD comes in 7 different sizes and configurations between 8×32 and 15×56, and each model has achieved some sort of reference status in its class, the upper middle class to upper class section of the market. This is also true for this 8×32, which “outperforms” many similarly priced and even more expensive binoculars with its excellent central and good edge sharpness, good stray-light control, a bright image with good CA correction and nice wide field of view.

see also remarks under separate post “Zeiss Conquest HD 8×42”, https://binocular.ch/zeiss-conquest-hd-8×42/

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