KOWA 8X32

Kowa 8x32
The Kowa 8x32 is an excellent viewer that uses nearly all the technical highlights of Kowa. Thus the viewer is waterproof, uses the revolutionary C³ coating and has state-of-the-art Pechan prisms which have, combined with the coating, a light transmission of no less than 99%!

Filled with nitrogen: waterproof and fully dustproof
The Kowa is completely filled with nitrogen so that the inner pressure is higher than the outside pressure. This keeps dirt, water and other contaminants out.

Kowa C³ coating: 99% light transmission

For all Genesis models, Kowa has a so-called C³coating applied to the prisms inside the binoculars. This causes the light transmission of the prisms to increase to 99% across the entire light spectrum (400 to 700nm). Not only does this gives extremely bright and razor sharp images, you also get a very natural colour reproduction. The diagrams above show the reflection of the coating compared to a conventional aluminium coating.

Twist-up / foldable eyepieces (eyecaps)
The eyepieces can be twisted up so that the binoculars come closer to the eye; this is a must for those wearing glasses because normally they would see less (as the spectacles are between the eye and binoculars).

Difference with Kowa 8x33 Genesis
Kowa's flagship, the 8x33 Genesis, differs from this viewer mainly in the glass that is used. The Genesis uses fluorite glass which yieds an even clearer picture, and this viewer does not.

Minimum focusing distance: 1.5m
Because the Kowa can already focus from 1.5 metres it is suitable for virtually all applications.