Roof prism

Roof prism binoculars or binoculars with roof prisms

In the area of professional binoculars as with Hunting binoculars you often (unfortunately) only find roof-edged binoculars. The essential DifferenceDifference and comparison between Porro prisms and roof prisms The design of binoculars is always determined by the type of prism used. Porro prism in binoculars Binoculars with a 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 graphic illustration and further details on the design of porro prisms can be found here! Roof prism with " More info to the Porro system is the roof edge where one of the reflective surfaces resembles a house roof (see picture below).

These Roof edge binoculars contain lenses with at least 35mm Lens diameterThe larger the lens diameter, the more light can be absorbed by the lens of the optical system. Glass purity plays a major role. " More info and are developed for advanced applications, e.g. for professional Animal and nature observationattention also been developed for unfavourable lighting conditions.

Advantage: The styling is sleek and the colours used Glass types are among the highest quality in the world. The optics are of course multi-coated.

The results are Bright, very sharp and high-resolution images with almost every observation. Although glasses with Roof prismsThe main difference between the roof edge and the Porro system is the roof edge, where one of the reflective surfaces resembles a house roof (see picture below). " More info in direct Test comparison resp.  Price comparison binoculars with a Porro system are somewhat more expensive, binoculars with the slimmer / more aesthetic roof prisms and 8x or 10x EnlargementThe magnification of a binocular model is perhaps the most misunderstood feature. High magnification can be useful! " More infoenquired.

The Roof prism usually consists of two PrismsLenses have the property of imaging objects upside down and laterally inverted - therefore the image must be rotated again. " More infowhere a prism has a roof edge.

With the most commonly used Prism system to Schmid-Pechan a reflective surface is provided with a metallic mirror coating (e.g. silver).