Pentax Binocular 8x43 DCF ED

Pentax Binocular 8x43 DCF ED

Across the Pentax line of sport optics, and even binoculars as a whole, the 8x43 DCF ED Binocular stands out as a great entry.  Part of Pentax's super-premium DCF ED series of extremely rugged roof prism units, it is blessed with pristine Extra-Low Dispersion (ED) glass elements.  As good as Pentax's previous efforts were, such as the very fine DCF SP models, nothing works quite like ED glass when it comes to eliminating any trace of chromatic aberrations.  The resolving power of the edge of your subject is impeccable, and the 8x43 DCF ED can hold detail in dark-colored birds or wildlife even when cast against a bleached, overcast sky.

All of the binoculars in the DCF ED series have every imaginable feature needed for the most demanding viewer, such as fully multicoated glass, large phase-coated roof prisms, nitrogen purged metal-based housings, and a hard water and dirt repelling coating on exterior elements.

ED Glass elements render colors more accurately and provide sharper images

Hybrid aspherical lens elements improve edge-to-edge sharpness

Every piece of glass is given extensive full multicoating to maximize light transmissivity across the entire visible spectrum

Eyepiece and objective elements hard coated with Pentax's water and dirt-repelling treatment

Locking ±3 dioptric correction

Magnesium-alloy body with protein-enhanced, hard-wearing rubber armor

JIS Class 6 weatherproofing standard (tested to withstand bombardment from water jets at all angles)

58-74mm Interpupillary adjustment range

Soft helicoid eyecups with 4 intermediary positions to suit any user