GPO Passion HD 10x50 Kite Lynx HD+ 10x50 Kite Lynx HD+ 10x42 Zeiss Terra ED 10x42 Kite APC Image Stabilised Binoculars
  GPO 10x42 Passion HD GPO Passion HD 10x50 Kite Lynx HD+ 10x50 Kite Lynx HD+ 10x42 Leica Trinovid HD 10x42 Swarovski 10x42 SLC Vortex 10x42 Razor UHD Zeiss Conquest HD 10x42 Zeiss Terra ED 10x42 Kite APC 12x42
Approx Price: $950 / £900 $990 / £1100 $1000 / £780 / €780 $950 / £740 / €740 $990 / £1000 $1600 / £1200 $1500 / £1500 $999 / £1049 $500 / £430 $1000 / £990 / €990
Configuration: 10x42 10x50 10x50 10x42 10x42 10x42 10x42 10x42 10x42 12x42
Exit Pupil: 4.2mm 5mm 5mm 4.2mm 4.2mm 4.2mm 4.2mm 4.2mm 4.2mm 3.5mm
Body Shape: Top Hinge Top Hinge Top Hinge Top Hinge Single Hinge Single Hinge Top Hinge Single Hinge Single Hinge none
Weight: 29.63oz / 840g 33.9ozs / 961g 28.7ozs / 814g 24.7oz / 700g 25.75oz / 730g 28oz / 794g 32.2oz / 913g 28.0oz / 795g 25.6oz / 725g 25.5oz / 720g
Length: 6.14in 6.9in / 17.5cm 6.4in / 16.3cm 5.5in / 14cm 5.5in 5.7in 7in 5.9in 5.6in / 14.2cm 7.2in (18.3cm)
Width: 5.12in 5.3in / 13.5cm 5.2in / 13.2cm 5in / 12.8cm 4.6in 4.7in 5.6in 4.7in 4.7in / 12cm 5in (12.7cm)
Eye Relief: 17mm 17mm 17.8mm 17.5mm 15mm 16mm 16.7mm 18mm 14mm 17mm
Eyecups Twist up/down Twist up/down Twist up/down Twist up/down Twist up/down Twist up/down Twist up/down Twist up/down Twist up/down Twist up/down
Diopter compensation ?   ? ? ±4 ±4 ? ±4 ±3 ±3
Locking Diopter Yes Yes No No No Yes Yes No? No? No
Min Focusing Dist: 6.6ft 9.2ft 8.5ft 5.9ft / 1.8m 5.3 ft 10.5ft 4.5ft 6.6ft 5.3 ft 13.1ft / 4m
FOV at 1000yds: 336ft 309ft 360ft 366ft 339ft 330ft 346ft 345ft 330ft 201ft
Chassis Magnesium Magnesium ? ? Aluminum Magnesium Magnesium Magnesium? Polycarbonate  
ED Glass Yes Yes No? No? Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Phase Correction Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes ? ?
Prism Type Schmidt-Pechan Schmidt-Pechan Schmidt-Pechan Schmidt-Pechan Schmidt-Pechan Schmidt-Pechan Abbe-Koenig Schmidt-Pechan Schmidt-Pechan ?
High Reflective Prism Coatings Dielectric Dielectric Dielectric Dielectric Dielectric? Dielectric Not Needed Dielectric   ?
Lens Coatings Fully Multi-Coated Fully Multi-Coated Fully Multi-Coated Fully Multi-Coated Fully Multi-Coated Fully Multi-Coated Fully Multi-Coated Fully Multi-Coated Fully Multi-Coated ?
Exterior Lens Coatings Hydrophobic Hydrophobic Water & Dirt Water & Dirt Hydrophobic? Water & Oil Repellant Scratch & Oil Repellant Water & Oil Repellant Water & Oil Repellant ?
Waterproof Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Fogproof Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tripod Adaptable Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No
Warranty Lifetime Lifetime 30-year 30-year Lifetime Lifetime Lifetime Lifetime? ? 30-year
BBR Scores
Body Quality 9/10 9/10 8/10 8/10   9/10 9/10      
Body Stats 8/10 8/10 9/10 9/10 ± 9/10 8/10 7/10 ± 8/10 ± 9/10  
Optical Components 9/10 9/10 8/10 8/10 ± 9/10 9/10 10/10 ± 9/10 ± 8/10  
Optical Stats 9/10 8/10 9/10 10/10 ± 8/10 8/10 10/10 ± 10/10 ± 8/10  
Image Quality 10/10 10/10 9/10 9/10   10/10 10/10      
Accessories 9/10 9/10 7/10 7/10   10/10 9/10      
Overall Score 90% 88% 83% ±85%   90% 92%