The view you are presented with when looking through the 8x32 Hawke Frontier ED X binocular is superb and certainly a major highlight for me. Case. The hard leather case as supplied with the discontinued Sapphire range was not to everyone,s liking. So this is a very welcome change, with a semi soft case that offers stability, yet has some pliability, making it more comfortable when resting against you. The attractive design has a magnetic front fastener with zipper around the side. Internal mesh prevents the case from being opened to wide. There is no internal pouch, but the rear has an opening for note pads, cleaning cloths etc. There is also a rear belt loop. The 32mm models have enough spare room inside the case to accept the strap without having to force it in. The case has a strong nylon strap (below) , which is fully adjustable, and has metal clips. The table below displays a small selection of mid-sized binoculars with an 8x magnification in the BBR database. To view the full results:

Quoted eye relief for the 8×42 Frontier EDX is 18mm, which should be plenty to afford most glasses wearers a full field of view when using the binocular with their spectacles. The eyecups twist up with and have a single intermediary position between the fully up and fully down position. Weatherproofing There are binoculars that perform better in low light… but not by much, and you can expect them to cost several times what you’d pay for the Frontier EDX. Like the bigger version, these Hawke Frontier ED X 8x32 binoculars feature an all-metal, magnesium alloy chassis. The Frontier ED X don't feature field flattening lenses (and aren't expected in this price range), so some softness and field curvature can be seen, but I was still more than pleased with the performance.

Frontier ED X

Colour feels extremely natural and true to life, with perhaps the merest hint of a warm tone, and try as I might, I struggled to find any colour fringing, even on snow-covered branches viewed against bright winter sun. That’s an indication of just how far binoculars have come in the last decade or so. Close focus: 8.2 feet (250 cm). In tests, we could focus these binoculars down to about 5.5 feet (168 cm)

I admit our expectations were high and we hoped that, after our test, we would present to our Readers another interesting and completely recommendable pair of binoculars. Taking into consideration the use of extremely high-level optical components and coatings like for example the dielectric mirror coatings on the prisms, I was fully expecting these Hawk Frontier binoculars to perform well in this area, and they most certainly did not let me down. On the Vortex forum, i voiced this issue and got some help from "typo" with the results and now think i know what the issue was.

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Measuring 19mm in diameter, the outer ocular lenses on this 8x32 Hawke Frontier ED X are a fair bit smaller than the 22mm ones on the 8x42 model. Cons: Softening around the field edges is noticeable when panning with a moving subject or scanning a large area and can be a little distracting. While the HD handles chromatic aberration admirably for a non-ED binocular, it is visible in some high contrast scenes. Replaceable twist-up eye cups with position stops allow you to set correct eye relief depending on personal preference or if eye glasses are being used. Handling. Very user friendly with a silky smooth focus wheel and dioptre adjustment. On the subject of the right eye adjustment , this can be turned easily with the eye cups twisted down. With some, you need to twist out to comfortably do this. The texture of the rubber body is incredibly grippy and gives you confidence when using. Wydawcą allbinos.com jest firma CO-NET Robert Olech. Adres wydawcy oraz redakcji: ul. Ĺťwirki i Wigury 11/34 83-000 Pruszcz Gdański