Difference and comparison between porro prisms and roof prisms The design of binoculars is always determined by the type of prism used. Difference between prism systems left: Roof prism, right: Porro Porro prism Binoculars with the Porro prism design can be recognised by their relatively low height and wide design. Advantage: The greater distance between the two lenses promotes spatial vision. A graphical representation and [...]
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Roof-edge binoculars or binoculars with roof-edge prisms In the field of professional binoculars, such as hunting binoculars, you often (unfortunately) only find roof-edge binoculars. The main difference to the Porro system is the roof edge, where one of the reflective surfaces resembles the roof of a house (see picture below). These roof-edge binoculars contain lenses with at least 35mm objective lens diameter and are designed for advanced applications, e.g. for professional wildlife and nature observation even in unfavourable lighting conditions [...].