Fujinon 10x50 FMT-SX Polaris Series, Water Proof Porro Prism Binocular with 5° Angle of View

by Fujinon

Product Details

• Item Weight: 4.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B002802HPQ
• Item model number: 7105007
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,342 in Camera & Photo (See Top 100 in Camera & Photo)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: June 17, 2003

Product Description

In the Fujinon "SX" series binoculars, every lens and prism surface is coated with a special EBC process. The result is an overall brightness factor of 95% across the full visible spectrum - images up to some 15% brighter than any other high quality binoc

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Value Heavyweight!, November 10, 2009

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H. Moro (Mount Kisco, NY) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fujinon 10x50 FMT-SX Polaris Series, Water Proof Porro Prism Binocular with 5° Angle of View (Electronics)

Along with its 7x50 cousin, this binocular is a favorite amongst astronomers, law enforcement, and ocean navigators. I bought them to conduct raptor counts, and after spending several thousand hours with them, I'm still glad I did! I can't recommend them as a general birding binocular; they are simply too unwieldy! But if you are doing distance work from a single location (e.g., an observation platform, your front lawn, or the deck of a boat) where close focus isn't a requirement and want a glass with the an enormous depth of field that you can "set and forget, you'll be hard-pressed to find anything better. The brightness and clarity of this binocular competes favorably with even the best Swarovski and Zeiss binoculars. The Fujinon also offers a pretty generous FOV for a 10X. Regrettably, Fujinon discontinued its fine line of optical filters for this binocular, but it remains a first-class value if you understand its limitations. A great glass!