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So they cut a whole 2.7 oz off the MeoStar B1 and called it Air? Yikes

That can't be right...

MeoPro HD 10x42 - 24.3 oz
MeoPro "Air" - 29 oz

??

I was sure the other day when I looked at a link that it showed them at 23 or 24....can't recall exactly.

Now all I can find is the 29 oz....musta been dreaming I guess......

This thread sounded special.......nothing earth shattering here

MeoStar 10x42.........31.7

MeoPro 10x42..........24.3

MeoPro Air 10x42....29.0


Something's kinda' confusing............

They are priced like MeoStars though.

Here's a place you can get a better look at the specs

https://www.shootingwire.com/releases/23b3abd9-c8d0-4d73-a199-f011fa4ead52

If you want an exposed elevation just look at the Optika6 line. Great features and glass to go with a 30mm tube. Very impressive.

https://www.meoptasportsoptics.com/us/rada/optika6-13153-2/

If truly as stated, the 22mm of eye relief in the MeoPro Air 8x42 is pretty impressive.
That should make wearers of eyeglasses ecstatic.

So are these the optical equal of Meostar HD's?

No, Air refers to the Open Bridge design and it is Meostar optics not Meopro

Doug, thanks for the clarification

The Swarovski EL's are 6.3"x5.2"x 29.5 ozs. The Meopta Air's are 6"x5"x29 ozs. They are almost a clone in size to the Swaro.

I think the Meostar HD's are the best deal going at the $1000 price point. If Meopta streamlined the Meostars and lightened them up a bit with the Air's, and they are of equal optical quality as the Meostar's, then they are even more so a best buy at the $1000 price point.

But if they are Meostar glass why name them Meopro Air and confuse the crap out of everyone?

It remains doubtful that they are "-star" level glass. Most likely they are "-pro" level glass only in a lighter build package.

Bad naming but a good upgrade. These should be a great bino as the weight was a common complaint with the Meostar. 29oz is allot more inline with most of the premium 42mm. This is directly from an email I sent to Meopta and is echos what Doug has been saying:


They are MeoStar quality glass. The Air is the first of an improvement / expansion of our binocular lines that will be phased in over the next couple of years. They should be available around summer of this year

+1

EXACTLY what I asked, however, I didn't get an answer that made sense

Doug, have you confirmed the weight yet?

The only correct way, in my world, to confirm the weight is to put one on a scale which I cannot do until they release them and I have one

Will Meopta discontinue or drop price on the MEOPRO scopes or original MEOSTAR HD once the newer lines start coming in or will they remain the same?