Steiner Binoculars

More Information Price $999.99 List Price $1,529.00 Optical Type Roof Prism Field of view 7° Field of view 1000 yards 367' Exit Pupil 5.25mm Relative Brightness 27.56 Twilight Factor 18.33 Eye Relief 16mm Interpupillary Distance 60-76mm Close Focus 6' Weight 24 oz Height 6.4" Armored Yes Waterproof Yes Warranty Limited Lifetime

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Named after the Peregrine Falcon, the premium-quality waterproof Steiner 8 x 42mm Peregrine lives up to its namesake’s reputation for keen sight. It is designed to give you the most natural color reproduction and the highest possible light transmission over the entire visible spectrum. 40-layer dielectric coatings on its prisms yield maximum reflectivity. Additional phase-correcting prism coatings improve the color fidelity. Exclusive High Definition full multicoatings are used on all air-to-glass optical surfaces for the highest possible light transmission and the most natural color response.

The 8 x 42mm Peregrine represents the balance of magnification and aperture that most birders feel is ideal if you can have only one binocular to handle just about every birding situation. At only 24 ounces, it is no burden to carry on all-day birding trips. The exceptionally good near focus of only a shade over 5’ is superb for detailed close-in birding. The large 42mm objectives gather more than enough light for observing in shadowed woodlands or in the low light of evening twilight and give surprisingly bright images for medium to long distance birding in normal daylight conditions.

The Peregrine has pinpoint resolution, making difficult long distance species identifications markedly easier. Its color fidelity is excellent, even in low light conditions. This very high quality roof prism can handle with distinction just about every birding and wildlife observing situation you might encounter – in good light or poor, in wet weather or fine.

Features of this binocular . . .

Multicoated optics: All lenses are fully multicoated with Steiner’s exclusive broadband HD (High Definition) anti-reflection coatings on all air-to-glass surfaces for excellent color fidelity, light transmission, and contrast. The superior color fidelity makes it easier to resolve subtle species differences, even in poor lighting conditions.

Broadband prism coatings: 40-layer broadband prism coatings are used on the high index glass prisms for maximum light transmission and high definition performance.

Phase coated prisms: Phase-correcting coatings are applied to the prisms to improve color fidelity. The visible improvement resulting from these coatings is particularly apparent when looking sunward at a back-lit or silhouetted bird, where more color and detail can clearly be seen in the shadowed areas of the bird.

Eye relief: The long 16mm eye relief will provide a virtually unvignetted field for those who must wear eyeglasses while observing.

Body construction: H-body roof prism with internal center focus. The body is clad in noise- and shock-absorbing rubber armor. The armor’s non-reflective dark green color was formulated to absorb light, rather than reflect it, making the binocular less visible to wildlife. Ribbing on the body provides a sure grip in wet weather. Raised thumb rests on the underside of the barrels help position the hands for a very precise balance that reduces fatigue during extended observing. The armor provides a comfortable grip in all temperature and weather extremes. A 1/4"-20 thread tripod adapter port is built into the front end of the center hinge and covered by a thread-in plastic cap when not in use.

Weather proofing: O-ring sealed and nitrogen purged to be waterproof to a submersion depth of 5 meters (16.4’). The mil spec dry nitrogen purging also makes it internally fogproof no matter what the air temperature.

Focusing: The large ribbed focus knob can be used with either hand, even while wearing gloves or mittens. One turn of the focusing knob quickly moves from the horizon down to a very good close focus of under 6’ (Steiner specifies 5’ 9").

Diopter adjustment: Ribbed rotary collar on left eyepiece adjusts for individual eyesight differences.

Eyecups/rainguard: Rolldown soft rubber eyecups are flared at the side to block ambient light for those who don’t wear glasses while observing. Contrast is visibly increased compared with conventional flat eyecups. The eyepiece rainguard is itself flared to fit the eyecups.

Objective lens covers: Flipdown soft rubber lens covers are attached to the underside of the binocular objectives so they hang down out of the way when the binocular is in use. The attached covers can’t be lost in the field. For those who prefer to do without objective lens covers, or for those observing hawks overhead where the covers might inadvertently flip up and cover the objectives at an inopportune time, a simple push with a ballpoint pen or paper clip on a recessed quick release button in the armor releases the lens covers so they can be removed.

Case/carry straps: Semi-rigid case has Cordura-type nylon sides, with resilient cloth covered thermo-molded protective front and back panels. A wide woven case strap is provided, as is a wide and soft neoprene comfort neck strap. As with the objective lens covers, the binocular neck strap can easily be removed by simply pushing on a recessed quick release button in the armor with a ballpoint pen or paper clip. However, accidentally releasing the neck strap is virtually impossible.