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Technical Details
- Porro-prism design and full-body rubber housing
- Black finish
- Smc optics
- Center-focus system
- Diopter adjustment
- Eyepiece rings
- High-quality BaK4 prisms
- Built-in tripod socke
- Limited lifetime warranty
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Product Description
Product Description
Pentax DCF XCF
Manufacturers Description
The XCF series of porro-prism binoculars all feature fast objective lens diameters of 40 or 50mm. Their multi-coated optical elements offer exceptional optical performance, and a fashionable black-finish body encased in a full-body rubber housing means excellent viewing comfort protection form dirt and bumps. The XCF range offers many of the features of more expensive binoculars, with the added benefit of exceptional value. The XCF range is ruggedly styled with full rubber housing, including the extra large central focusing wheel. They all feature exceptional optical performance including high quality BaK4 prisms.
Bright and Clear, Sharp Edge to Edge, and Colour Correct
Edge-to-edge sharpness is a vital element to comfortable viewing. To achieve this we utilise aspherical lens elements in our eyepieces. This is a specially shaped lens design that reduces aberration to a minimum.
Rubber covered body provides protection and grip
The compact design offers you comfort in handling with perfect weight balance.
Full-body rubberised body with large focus wheel
Experience the ease of use with a large, easy grip focus knob, combined with smart ergonomic design, a smooth rubberised cover and light-weight construction you will be assured comfortable viewing during extended observation periods.
Manufacturer's Description
The XCF series offers outstanding optical performance with multi-coated optical elements, excellent viewing comfort and a fashionable black-finish body encased in a full-body rubber housing. With four different magnifications to choose from, the versatile PENTAX XCF series is ideal for almost any application - from casual viewing to serious observation.The XCF Series features a finely constructed porro-prism design. The XCF's full-body rubber housing effectively protects the internal mechanisms and optical elements from shock and damage, while its black finish adds a distinctive, attractive appearance. Pentax's Super-Multi-Coating eliminates harmful ultraviolet rays and improves light transmission for high contrast images with no glare or flare. The center-focus system allows accurate and speedy focusing on the subject with simple fingertip control. Incorporated in the right eyepiece ring, the diopter adjustment allows near- and far-sighted viewers to easily and quickly adjust the image to match their eyesight. Made of soft but durable rubber material, the eyepiece rings can be easily folded back to make image viewing easier for eyeglass wearers. High quality BaK-4 prisms transmit more light at the edges to enhance illumination for easier viewing in dim light. Combine the built-in tripod socket with a tripod and an optional Tripod Adapter-N to stabilize the binoculars and prevent unwanted shake, making extended observations easy and comfortable.
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Customer Reviews
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247 of 249 people found the following review helpful
I bought the Pentax 12x50 XCF binoculars for astronomical use.
The design is sturdy, and the rubber coating on the main body makes it very comfortable to hold. The central focus wheel is easy to reach and operate.
The focus wheel, barrel adjustments and dioptic adjustment are smooth and have a constant resistance. However, the dioptic adjustment on the right eyepiece has narrow limits, so if you have eyes with a large (greater than 2 diopters) difference in strength between them there may be some eye strain. The rubber hoods over the eyepieces fold back to allow glasses wearers to get their eyes closer to the lens.
I could detect no twisting between the barrels, or rocking motion of the eyepieces.
I was disappointed that the case which it came with was made out of a soft plastic, and not rigid which would offer more protection against occasional knocks and bumps. The case has no strap, although the strap from the binoculars can be threaded through the sides of the case opening.
The exit pupil diameter is large, with only slight blockage from the prisms which is not noticeable unless you look for it.
The field of view is wide and bright, with no discernible distortion of the image across the lenses. I did notice some chromatic aberration which is most marked when viewing sharp edges against a bright background. However, this effect occurs from less than half the field of view from the edge of the lens.
Amazon packaged this well, and it came very quickly. I would recommend the Pentax 12x50 XCF binoculars for both astronomical and daytime use.
62 of 63 people found the following review helpful
I have just purchased these binoculars from Amazon and am very pleased with them. They are very good quality and were delivered within 48 hours of purchase using Supersaver delivery!
They are ideal for most uses from Aviation, Birdwatching/Wildlife to Astronomy. The view quality is bright and focusing is quick and easy. The only problem I've had is getting the bottom lens caps off quickly as the binoculars are in a rubberised casing! But not a real big problem!
I would recommend the Pentax XCF 12x50 Binoculars to everyone and Amazon's price is by far the cheapest around!
They are ideal for most uses from Aviation, Birdwatching/Wildlife to Astronomy. The view quality is bright and focusing is quick and easy. The only problem I've had is getting the bottom lens caps off quickly as the binoculars are in a rubberised casing! But not a real big problem!
I would recommend the Pentax XCF 12x50 Binoculars to everyone and Amazon's price is by far the cheapest around!
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
First class product, excellent value. I have not purchased any binoculars for 30 years. What a difference they make from my old set (which has the same magnification) I also think the case supplied is good enough, considering the purchase price.
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