{"product_id":"kite-optics-apc-stabilized-22x50-ed-aa-binoculars","title":"Kite Optics APC Stabilized 22x50 ED AA Binoculars","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Kite Optics APC Stabilized 22x50 ED AA brings \u003cstrong\u003e22x magnification to a handheld, stabilized binocular of 1,020 g\u003c\/strong\u003e, run by Kite's KDGS-2 gimbal and KT 3.0 software and fed by two AA cells. Canon's 18x50 IS All Weather also runs on AA cells and adds a doublet field flattener, but at 18x it weighs 1,180 g to this binocular's 1,020 g (both without batteries), carries a JIS level 4 water resistance rating rather than IPX7, and Canon rates its battery life at about 2.5 hours at 25 °C, against up to 38 hours here.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"max-width:400px;margin:1.5em auto\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/2494\/1742\/files\/kite-optics-apc-50-ed-stabilized-binoculars-glassing-salt-flat.jpg?width=400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/2494\/1742\/files\/kite-optics-apc-50-ed-stabilized-binoculars-glassing-salt-flat.jpg?width=400 400w\" sizes=\"400px\" alt=\"Observer glassing a salt flat below a mountain range with Kite Optics APC 50 ED stabilized binoculars\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch5 id=\"key-features\"\u003eKey Features\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e22x, stabilized.\u003c\/strong\u003e Kite's second-generation KDGS-2 gimbal and the KT 3.0 processor and software steady the image, with KT 3.0 tuned to how the eye and brain perceive movement. You observe with both eyes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eED optical system.\u003c\/strong\u003e Extra-low dispersion glass in the 50 mm optics minimizes chromatic aberration for natural color.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMHR Advance+ coatings, 86% light transmission.\u003c\/strong\u003e Kite's coatings on the ED optics, with a protective repellent coating.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eA 61° apparent field.\u003c\/strong\u003e 54 m at 1,000 m (162 ft at 1,000 yd), a 3.1° true field at 22x.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo AA batteries, up to 38 hours.\u003c\/strong\u003e Alkaline or lithium cells; Kite recommends lithium AAs for the best battery life and the lowest risk of leakage.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAutomatic power control.\u003c\/strong\u003e Let the binocular hang from your neck and the stabilization sleeps; raise it to your eyes and it wakes, with no button to press. A 90-minute timer switches it off completely, and a low-battery indicator warns when the cells run low.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWorks without power.\u003c\/strong\u003e With the switch at off, the gimbal locks and it works as a conventional binocular.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwist-up eyecups.\u003c\/strong\u003e Leave them down with glasses on and twist them up without; eye relief is 16.3 mm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuilt for weather.\u003c\/strong\u003e IPX7 waterproof, with sealed electronics and nitrogen gas filling: submersible to 1 m.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTripod socket.\u003c\/strong\u003e A 1\/4-inch socket for long sessions at 22x.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMade in Japan.\u003c\/strong\u003e Kite develops its APC binoculars in Belgium and builds every one in Japan.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch5 id=\"ideal-for\"\u003eIdeal For\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBirders and wildlife watchers at long range\u003c\/strong\u003e: shorebirds across a mudflat, raptors on a far ridge, game on an opposite slope, without setting up a spotting scope.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eObservers who want the most magnification in Kite's APC 50 ED line\u003c\/strong\u003e, at 22x against the 18x and 14x models.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnyone choosing a power.\u003c\/strong\u003e The \u003ca href=\"\/products\/kite-optics-apc-stabilized-18x50-ed-aa-binoculars\"\u003eAPC 18x50 ED AA\u003c\/a\u003e gives a wider 3.7° field and a 2.77 mm exit pupil, and the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/kite-optics-apc-stabilized-14x50-ed-aa-binoculars\"\u003eAPC 14x50 ED AA\u003c\/a\u003e a 3.5 mm exit pupil for dim light; at 22x the exit pupil is 2.27 mm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch5 id=\"accessories-compatibility\"\u003eAccessories \u0026amp; Compatibility\u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSilicone jackets.\u003c\/strong\u003e Kite's APC 50 ED jackets in \u003ca href=\"\/products\/kite-optics-silicon-jacket-apc-50-full-black\"\u003efull black\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/kite-optics-silicon-jacket-apc-50-sage-green\"\u003esage green\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBatteries.\u003c\/strong\u003e Two AA cells, alkaline or lithium, not included. There is no spare-battery compartment.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTripod.\u003c\/strong\u003e The 1\/4-inch socket takes a standard tripod adapter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Kite Optics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67995881865390,"sku":"K280628","price":1899.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/2494\/1742\/files\/AIY_view_AA_03_02_nobackground-1_d2eac44b-0409-4b76-8759-4d7d8dae6273.png?v=1794244373","url":"https:\/\/astrotelescopium.com\/products\/kite-optics-apc-stabilized-22x50-ed-aa-binoculars","provider":"AstroTelescopium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}