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Originally Posted by Starkler
I believe the Pentax PCF binos have a small afov at something like 50 degrees which was a turnoff for me when i was researching potential bino purchases.
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Fact is Geoff they are sharp to almost the edge of that narrow TFOV. Read the review of Ed Zarenski I attached in my previous post to Rob. He measured the EOF resolution of the Pentax's as being bettered only by a couple of pairs of significantly higher priced binoculars, including Fujinon FMT's. Most of the budget to mid priced binos offering a larger TFOV are not useable at or near the EOF. The "useable" TFOV of the Pentax PCF WP's is the same or larger than most of the other binos at this price level. No point having an 8 deg TFOV if you get seagulls over 3 degrees of it. In addition to this, they are superior to a lot of the other binos at this price level in many other respects. I suggest you try a pair out rather than just reading the specifications, although I can appreciate in many cases that's all you can do before making a purchase.
CS-John B