{"product_id":"zeiss-victory-sfl-10x50-binoculars","title":"Zeiss Victory SFL 10x50 Binoculars","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe trick Zeiss pulled here is fitting a 50mm objective into a body the size of a 42. That sounds like marketing until you understand what it buys: a 50mm front lens gathers substantially more light than a 42, and the larger exit pupil puts more of it into your eye — Zeiss puts the gain at around 42 percent over a 42mm binocular. Light is what determines whether the last twenty minutes of legal shooting time are usable, and those are the twenty minutes that matter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNormally you pay for that in bulk and weight, which is why most people carry 42s. The SFL 50 avoids the bill through a magnesium body, reduced lens diameters, thinner elements, and tighter spacing between them — Zeiss claims up to 19 percent lighter than comparable 50mm glass. On a bino harness over a long day, that is the difference between glass you carry and glass you leave in the truck.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe optical work is the usual Zeiss stack doing specific jobs. FieldFlattener keeps the outer field sharp, which matters because a binocular with soft edges quietly makes you re-centre constantly and tires you out. The Ultra-HD concept and T* coatings handle colour fidelity and contrast in bad light. LotuTec is the hydrophobic coating that sheds rain rather than smearing it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eErgonomically the SmartFocus wheel goes from six feet to infinity in under one and a half turns — fast enough to catch something moving through timber without winding.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen power is the versatile choice: enough magnification to judge an animal at distance, still steady enough to hold by hand for long periods.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zeiss","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43019633655879,"sku":"525024","price":1799.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0693\/8250\/4519\/files\/ZEISS_SFL_10x50_Frontal_Augenmuscheln_eingedreht_2000x1500_f2935810-5b9c-46a6-929e-79c1748ece47__14369.jpg?v=1785358648","url":"https:\/\/extremestore.us\/products\/zeiss-victory-sfl-10x50-binoculars","provider":"The Extreme Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}