Well, the question left remaining is whether or not there is anything to not really like about this binocular. They don't have the "clean look" that ED glass binoculars do but, still, color fringing seems fairly well controlled in regular use. I haven't "pushed" the bins by putting them in some extremely demanding CA situations but in regular use I have not noticed it. It isn't a "huge sweet spot" type of model but the amount and intensity of the edge distortion is not distracting and, in truth, not really noticeable in regular use.Ĭolor fringing is not something that jumped out at me that much either. Though not entirely "flat" the amount of field curvature around the edge of the image, not to mention overall edge distortion, is relatively small. The second aspect that impressed me was how comfortable the overall image was to my eyes.
#Zhumell binocular full#
When I pick the bins up I expect 8x32 performance but when I put them to my eyes I see the benefits of the full 42 mm objective. The brightness level is entirely satisfactory and actually a bit surprising in one sense. I do not get the impression that I am missing any detail when looking at any finely detailed objects (thinking tree bark, pine needles, etc.) They are actually quite sharp.or at least they appear to be. They aren't the brightest or sharpest binoculars out there.even at this price point (thinking of the 42 mm Celestron Natures I posted about earlier) but they are better optically than the likes of the Nikon Sporters or some of the other non-phase coated roof prism models at or below the $150 price point. These bins aren't "soft" and they aren't "dim". I was genuinely surprised when I put these binoculars up to my eyes. Well, I was fully ready to pass these on to one of my sons or even just put them in the car to use as a second level "car bin". I expected the image to be a bit dim.and not quite as sharp.as a regular phase coated roof. Oops, did I forget to mention that? No, they are not phasecoated which, in my experience, usually means the image quality is lacking in several key areas that I look for, pun intended, in a binocular's optical performance. For $80 how good could they be optically. They came today and, truth be told, I did not have that high of an expectation for them. Having a full-sized 8x42 binocular in an 8x32 size range seems like the best of both worlds from my point of view. So, at this point, what is not to like? I always enjoyed the more compact nature of the 8x32 models but just never felt as comfortable viewing the image they provide because they just don't give my eyes as much room to roam around the image.
#Zhumell binocular free#
I have seen these Zhumell models listed several places on the net in the $125 range but had them listed at a regular price of $90 and with the discount that price came down to around $80 with free shipping. Gone are the days where I will be sampling any of the high end European models.not to mention many of the upper midrange units. Money is not as easy to come by as it once was so I have to be very frugal with any optics purchases. They remind me quite a bit of one of the Minox models I remember seeing.HG maybe? The black and gray combination gives the binocular a very classy look. They are your basic black binocular with steel/gray accents (base of the eyecups, focusing knob). I have to admit that I was attracted to their styling. There are two big differences between these two models. I would not be surprised to find that these two bins come out of the same Chinese factory. I did own a pair very similar to them in the Eagle Optics Denali several years ago. Short and stubby is the best description of them considering they are a full-sized, 42 mm binocular. They are very comparable in length to many 8x32 models currently on the market. Their overall length is only 5.25 inches. You have to take a look at the pics to see what I am referring to. These are extremely compact, full sized binoculars.if that makes sense. What really caught my eye though was three things. I looked through the rest of the selection and decided to order the Zhumell "short barrel" 8x42s.
I was tempted to buy it but I primarily use the Zen ED IIs so thought the purchase would be somewhat repetitive. I looked through the list and noticed an ED model that was going to sell for right around $250 with the sale. As I posted over in the binocular bargains thread I noticed a 10% off sale over on for any Zhumell products.
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