Kowa BDII-XD Wide Angle XD Binoculars

TAKE A WIDER POINT OF VIEW.

One of the stand-out optical features of the Kowa BDII-XD series is their enviable large field of view, boasting class leading wide angle performance. Locate your subject rapidly with a wider view of your surroundings and sharpness right in to the corners of the image.

With additional features including Kowa XD (high grade ED) lenses and close focus down to just 1.3m (32mm models) The BDII-XD range sets a new standard of binocular in its price point. Affordable without compromise.

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[markrswright]

I bought the Kowa BDII 10X42 XD from Cley Spy in the UK for £369. Personally, this is a lovely pair of binoculars - sharp, crisp image - and is equal in daylight optical performance to the Vortex Razor 10X42 HD, which was £630 more expensive and worse in low light. Whereas a streetlight still looked sharp via the Kowa, it caused a hazy glare via the Razor. I sent the Vortex back straight away; a clear lesson in 'expensive is not necessarily best'. I think the Kowa binoculars are very underrated and understated. I fully recommend them and my girlfriend has them in 8x42 for when we go birdwatching.

[Mrs.T.-plkx]

I recently won a pair of 8x42 BD II's at a raffle and must say I'm stunned by them. I'm as picky as it gets with binos and already own a Zeiss Victory HT, Swarovski SLC HD, Swarovski SLC WB, and the new Swarovski NL Pure. I've also owned several others such as the Leica Ultravid HD+, Zeiss Victory FL, and Zeiss Victory SF. I almost passed on taking the little Kowa BDII's thinking they couldn't be anywhere near the others. I was seriously wrong on every count - the build quality in an out absolutely matches the big-name alpha bins. The focus knob is among the best I've bever used - perfectly damped and butter smooth. The view itself is every bit as sharp and chromatic aberration is totally non-existent except a tiny bit at the edge of the FOV which is hard to believe given the price point. About the only difference I can see is a bit more fall-off or astigmatism (still very, very acceptable considering there are no field flattening lenses in these) and slightly less glare resistance (minor nit-pick), than the flagship brands.

Overall, the view very much reminds me of the Zeiss Victory FL or Leica Ultravid HD+ series - both legendary bins of traditional, non-flat field design. I've looked through an awful lot of optics over the years and it's arguable whether anything under the $1, 000 mark could compete with these. I'm impressed enough that I put my other cork-sniffer bins in the safe as I'm content to carry these BDII's for the time being.

[jakubmalinowskiknowler]

Regarding the quality, yet why the Kowa optics ate so expensive ? Wonder, who can afford it to buy as a private buyer? Definitely not many, even those who would really need thus optic tool for professional use.