Bak 4 prisms are considered the best type of porro prism as they are made of superior optical glass to produce clearer images.
Roof prism vs bak 4.
However just like roof prisms not all porro prisms are created equal and prisms made form bak 4 glass are usually better than those made from bk7 glass.
They are fully multi coated phase coated bak 4 prisms.
Bak 4 quality is a lot better.
They ll provide just as vibrant an image as a corresponding roof set at a fraction of the cost.
These are satisfactory but inferior to the bak 4 prisms.
For 140 i think they are great.
If you re a guy or gal who has a type you might be perceived as being shallow.
They are easy to grip with their durable rubber armored coating.
Roofs use expensive coatings design to match the best porros optical advantage.
Because the objective lenses are often spaced wider than roof prisms they can also sometimes produce a slightly better stereoscopic image.
This doesn t mean binoculars made of bk 7 prisms are not usable or produce a bad image.
Refraction and partial reflection.
Bk7 vs bak4 and porro prism vs roof prism.
You gave them an image quality of 7.
It s just significantly different from bak 4 quality.
Porros are far easier to build and have an advantage over roofs in optical clarity.
One highlight is they include bak 4 porro prisms which gives them a unique design and shape.
But in the optics world that preference will certainly help you in the buying process.
However now my wife wants her own binoculars.
In the comparisons below i am making the assumption that the quality of glass used to make the prism are of equal quality.
So if you re on a tight budget go ahead and look for a porro set sporting bak 4 prisms.
Actually porro prism in bak 4 are a superior design to roof prisms at the same price point.
Binoculars with bk 7 prisms can be judged by a squared off side to the general roundness of the image.
Roof prism bino sets are often much more expensive than porro designs of the same magnification.
Plus they come with turn and slide.
Roof prism vs porro prism binoculars.