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The Conquest’s costly BaK-4 roof prisms are phase coated (a Zeiss innovation) for outstanding color fidelity. The images are bright and sharp, with excellent resolution. The field is respectably flat, with minimal chromatic aberration and relatively minor astigmatism. Its view is easy on the eyes during extended observing sessions.

The Conquest is as equally at home examining the details and colors of distant birds in open field, lake, and shore-side birding as it is in shadowed woodland birding. It is a surprisingly good performer across a wide range of observing conditions, bright sunlight and dim twilight alike.

Features of this binocular . . .

• Roof prism optics. H-body roof prism design with internal center focus. BaK-4 Pechan prisms for high light transmission. The 5.25” length of its compact body (5.6” with the eyecups extended) makes it easy to handle, particularly for people with smaller hands, and its very light 17.5 ounce weight won’t weigh you down during all-day birding.
• Fully multicoated optics. The optics are fully multicoated on all air-to-glass surfaces with high transmission Zeiss T* antireflection materials for very high light transmission, high contrast, and natural color response.
• Phase-coated prisms. The phase coatings on the BaK-4 roof prisms eliminate the natural phase shift inherent in all roof prism binoculars that muddies small details. These coatings give you visibly sharper images and a more accurate color rendition. This is especially noticeable when viewing fine detail or when looking into the rising or setting sun at a silhouetted or backlit bird, where more sharply-defined color is visible in the shadowed areas of the bird.
• Waterproof and fogproof. Dry nitrogen-filled and O-ring sealed to be waterproof and fogproof in all temperature and climate extremes. Designed to operate reliably in rainforests and deserts alike, as well as your own back yard.
• Armor. Black rubber armor absorbs noise and shock. Ribs on the sides of the body provide a solid hold when wet.
• Twist-up eyecups. A mere eighth of a turn counterclockwise extends the eyecups for non-eyeglass use. A clockwise twist on the rubber-rimmed eyecups retracts them into the binocular body for eyeglass or sunglass use.
• Good eye relief. The usable eye relief is a respectable 15mm. There may be some minor vignetting of the field for eyeglass wearers, but these binoculars are quite eyeglass-friendly.
• Wide field. The field of view is a good 6.9° (360’ at 1000 yards). This translates to a field nearly 1.2’ wide at a 10’ distance, usefully wide for close-in birding.
• Close focusing. The Conquest focuses down to a 9.8’, making it very usable for close-in birding or backyard feeder watching.
• Fast focusing. About one and a third turns of the comfortably-large ribbed focus knob moves smoothly from the under 10’ close focus out to the horizon and beyond.
• Rotary diopter correction. A continuously-variable diopter knob at the front of the binocular hinge lets you match the binocular optics very precisely to your individual eyesight for the sharpest images. The location of the diopter correction knob assures that you won’t accidentally move it when adjusting the eyecup height, as you can with binoculars that have their diopter adjustment rings located at the base of the eyepieces.
• Supplied accessories. The comfortably wide cloth-covered neoprene neck strap makes this lightweight binocular even easier to carry during all-day birding sessions. The supplied water-shedding Cordura-type cloth case has an easy-open Velcro closure, plus a belt loop for no-hands/no shoulder strap carrying. An eyepiece rainguard completes the supplied accessories.
• Lifetime warranty. This genuine Zeiss import qualifies for the unique Zeiss Lifetime Transferable Warranty available only to registered owners of Zeiss products that have been legally imported by Carl Zeiss USA. Click on the “Warranty Information” link to the left and then click on the “Zeiss” link in the warranty page that opens up for the full details of the Zeiss Lifetime Warranty.