Autor: Holger Merlitz

Dr. Holger Merlitz is a senior scientist in the Institute of Theoretical Physics at the Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden in Dresden, Germany. His hobbies include amateur astronomy and binoculars. He has 20 years of experience testing binoculars and has published theoretical papers on the effect of distortion in optical instruments and the performance limits of binoculars. Zeiss has endorsed his method to optimize the distortion curves for improved panning performance of their binoculars. Dr. Merlitz has tested instruments for several binocular manufacturers, including China”s largest distributor, United Optics, and written articles on binoculars in astronomy for Vd S-Journal, a German-language amateur-astronomers magazine.