ZEISS Victory SF 32 Binocular Earns Editor’s Choice Award

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 2020 ■ AWARDS

ZEISS Victory SF 32 Binocular Earns Editor’s Choice Award

White Plains, NY –

Outdoor Life Magazine has selected the ZEISS Victory SF 10x32 binocular as the Editor’s Choice Award in the hunting binocular category. The magazine recognizes the best and hottest new products in their annual Optics Test. The Editor’s Choice Award was announced in the September issue of the magazine.

The judges raved about three key features of the SF 32: “With its remarkable Victory SF, ZEISS has managed to upend the staid world of binoculars and offer a product with three noticeable advantages. The first is its absurdly wide field of view, achieved by increasing the sizes of lenses and redesigning the optical prescription, or how all lenses and prisms work together.

Another remarkable attribute of the new ZEISS, which will be available in 8x42, 10x42, and 8x32 configurations along with the 10x32, is its balance. The binocular weighs a trim 20.8 ounces, but it feels even lighter, largely because of its wonderful equilibrium.

Finally, SF in its name stands for “SmartFocus,” but it might stand for “SpeedFocus” given the rapidity of zooming from close focus to infinity in just 1.6 turns of the wheel.

Optically, the Victory SF brings the same best-in-class attributes as earlier Victory models. The guts are SCHOTT fluoride glass protected by ZEISS’s proprietary high-contrast and weatherproof coatings. We also liked the very positive four-position eyecups and the locking diopter control, located conveniently on the center hinge.”

To find out more about the ZEISS Sports Optics, please visit:

https://www.zeiss.com/consumer-products/us/hunting.html#binoculars

Press contact

ZEISS Public Relations
Jen Messelt
Email: jen.messelt@zeiss.com

www.ZEISS.com/newsroom

About ZEISS
ZEISS is an internationally leading technology enterprise operating in the fields of optics and optoelectronics. In the previous fiscal year, the ZEISS Group generated annual revenue totaling more than 5.8 billion euros in its four segments Industrial Quality & Research, Medical Technology, Consumer Markets and Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology (status: 30 September 2018).

For its customers, ZEISS develops, produces and distributes highly innovative solutions for industrial metrology and quality assurance, microscopy solutions for the life sciences and materials research, and medical technology solutions for diagnostics and treatment in ophthalmology and microsurgery. The name ZEISS is also synonymous with the world's leading lithography optics, which are used by the chip industry to manufacture semiconductor components. There is global demand for trendsetting ZEISS brand products such as eyeglass lenses, camera lenses and binoculars.

With a portfolio aligned with future growth areas like digitalization, healthcare and Smart Production and a strong brand, ZEISS is shaping the future far beyond the optics and optoelectronics industries. The company's significant, sustainable investments in research and development lay the foundation for the success and continued expansion of ZEISS' technology and market leadership.

With around 30,000 employees, ZEISS is represented in nearly 50 countries, with approximately 60 of its own sales and service companies and 30 manufacturing and development centers around the globe. Founded in 1846 in Jena, the company is headquartered in Oberkochen, Germany. The Carl ZEISS Foundation, one of the largest foundations in Germany committed to the promotion of science, is the sole owner of the holding company, Carl ZEISS AG.

For more information, please visit www.ZEISS.com

ZEISS Consumer Products
ZEISS Consumer Products comprises the company’s business with cameras and cine lenses, binoculars, spotting scopes and hunting optics. The area is part of the Consumer Markets segment and is represented at the sites in Oberkochen and Wetzlar.