Customer Reviews

Olympus Trooper 7x35 DPS R Binocular

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Olympus Trooper 7x35 DPS R porro prism binocular

Great for birding, sports, and general daytime use if you don't require long eye relief (as do eyeglass/sunglass wearers), or quite the compactness or light weight of a smaller roof prism binocular. The low magnification and wide field of view makes this binocular a joy to use.

Pros:

-my 7x35 DPS R is impressively bright, sharp and contrasty on-axis, with very low chromatic aberration. I don't know if they're all this good optically or I just got lucky

-wide 9.3º true FOV and 65º apparent FOV (when the eyecups are folded down)

-the eyepiece bridge, despite being plastic, is solid; it doesn't shift focus from eye pressure

Cons:

-slightly heavy and bulky for a non-waterproof 7x35

-the focus wheel is smooth, with the right amount of resistance, but I find its shape and placement makes it slow to quickly refocus from near to far or vice versa. Though it has a large depth of field (noticeably better than any 8x binocular I've yet used), reducing the need for frequent refocusing

-the rubber eyecups developed cracks where they fold over, a common problem with rubber eyecups. Doesn't affect performance; more of a cosmetic issue