Zeiss
Terra ED 10x42 Binocular
Best entry into European glass. The Terra ED puts Zeiss coatings and ED glass in a compact, hydrophobic body at a mid-tier price, with tight 14 mm eye relief the main trade-off.
Quick Specs
- Price
- $500
- Weight
- 1 lb 9.6 oz
- Brand
- Zeiss
- Category
- binocular
Features
- •10x42 Schmidt-Pechan roof prism, ED glass
- •330 ft field of view, 5.25 ft close focus
- •Dielectric and phase coatings, hydrophobic exterior
- •25.6 oz, waterproof to 3 ft
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Overview
The Terra ED is the most affordable way into Zeiss glass. It uses ED glass, Schmidt-Pechan roof prisms, and dielectric and phase coatings to deliver the crisp, high-contrast image Zeiss is known for, wrapped in a compact hydrophobic body with an excellent 5.25 ft close focus. The catch is a tight 14 mm of eye relief, which makes it a poor match for hunters who wear glasses. For everyone else it is a bright, sharp, pocketable mid-tier binocular that punches at its price.
Key Features
- ED glass with Zeiss dielectric and phase prism coatings
- Schmidt-Pechan roof prisms in a compact body
- Hydrophobic exterior lens coating sheds rain and snow
- 5.25 ft close focus, the shortest of the mid-tier picks
- Nitrogen-filled, waterproof to 3 ft
Pros
- +Genuine Zeiss ED glass and coatings at a mid price
- +Compact body that packs down small
- +5.25 ft close focus is excellent for detail work
- +Hydrophobic coating sheds water in wet conditions
Cons
- −14 mm eye relief is the tightest here and hard on eyeglass wearers
- −Field of view trails the Vortex Viper and Maven B1.2
Detailed Specifications
- Magnification
- 10x
- Objective Diameter
- 42 mm
- prism
- Schmidt-Pechan roof
- Field of View
- 330 ft at 1,000 yd
- Eye Relief
- 14 mm
- exitPupil
- 4.2 mm
- closeFocus
- 5.25 ft
- glass
- ED
- weight
- 25.6 oz
- sku
- 524204-9907-000
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