The Kowa Genesis Roof Prism Waterproof Binoculars will be the first high end binoculars produced by Kowa since the release of the Kowa 32x82 High Lander Observation Binoculars. There are two models of Kowa Genesis Binoculars: Kowa Genesis 44mm Roof Prism 8x Water Proof Binocular and Kowa Genesis 44mm Roof Prism 10x Waterproof Binocular.

Specifications for Kowa Genesis Roof Prism Waterproof Binoculars:

Model		GN44-8		GN44-10
Magnification:		8.5x		10.5x
Effective Diameter of Objective Lens:		44mm		44mm
Exit Pupil Diameter:		5.2mm		4.2mm
Twilight Factor:		27.0		17.6
Real Field of View:		7.0°		6.2°
Apparent Field of View:		60°		65°
Field of View at 1000m:		122m		108m
Eye Relief:		18.3mm		16.0mm
Focusing Distance:		1.7m-Infinity		1.7m-Infinity
Diopter Compensation:		± 4		± 4
Length (Preliminary):		165mm		165mm
Height (Preliminary):		64mm		64mm
Width (Preliminary):		138mm		138mm
Weight (Preliminary):		950g		965g

• Prominar XD Lens elements
• Magnesium frame
• BAK4 roof prisms
• Wide field of view
• Diopter lock
• Large 44mm objective lenses 10% brighter than 42mm.
• Fully multi-coated optics
• Kowa C3 coating
• Waterproof and fogproof.
• Twist-up eyecups
• Lightweight and Compact