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