ALPEN

Alpen^® Pro

Two winners of Outdoor Life's "Great Buy" rating.

ALPEN Pro Series binoculars provide top performance and have superior features demanded by today's dedicated sports optics users. Pro binoculars have exceptional value. They are offered in a wide selection of models to meet any sports optics need, including full-size, waterproof, and compact models, in both roof and porro prisms.

Alpen® Pro Series Features:

• BAK4 optics for clear, bright, high resolution images
• Multi-coated optics
• Wide angle viewing (most models)
• Long eye relief (most models)
• Ergonomic styling for tireless use and comfort
• Rubber armoring for protection and durability
• Soft rubber rain guards (most models)
• Fold down eye cups
• Stylish and durable carrying case
• Premium extra wide neck strap (most models)
• ALPEN's lifetime warranty

 

 

PRODUCT REVIEW

First, I should say that I work my bins pretty hard when I'm birding. I need rugged construction, good rubber armor, a clear, bright image which remains clean and crisp from one side of the visual field to the other. I need both a wide field to scan large shorebird or gull flocks, and the ability to change focus quickly from, say, a distant soaring raptor to a sparrow which has just popped up in a bush in front of me without spending half the morning turning the focus wheel. I need close focus so I can really study that hummingbird at the window feeder, or try to identify that butterfly which has alighted on the path a few feet ahead of me. I need a bright, crisp image, even at marginal light levels, an image which remains flat and sharp if I have to pan across a flock of birds quickly, without developing that annnoying 'fish-eye-lens' distortion common to so many inexpensive binoculars. I need fog- and water-proofing, given the often-foul Canadian climate. I need it to fit my hand so comfortably in such a way that I can carry it and forget it's there until I need it. I need a good long eye-relief, especially now I'm in middle years. I need the company which makes my bins to have good quality control. And, because I'm on a fairly low budget, I need any pair of bins I buy to be cheap.

Now, most of the time, one has to pay a lot of money to acquire binoculars incorporating most if not all of these characteristics. Not with the Alpen, I'm happy to say. ItIt meets all the above personal criteria at a price which would normally have me wondering if the item fell off the back of a truck. So if you're looking for a pair of bins which has all the qualities of high-end binoculars but at a quarter of the price, check out the Alpens.

I'm very impressed with Alpen's performance. These bins have everything I want in a pair of working bins and I'm happy with them.


All the best

Michael Price
Vancouver BC Canada