Minox X-lite 8x56 specs and field of view

The X-lite 8x56 is heavy glass with a calculated exit pupil of 7 mm, yet at 34.2 oz it weighs less than the 40.9 oz median for the 8x56 size.

Field of view: 336 ftat 1,000 yd
Close focus: 9.8 ft
Weight: 34.2 oz
Exit pupil: 7 mmcalculated

Why pick it

Lightest of the 9: 34.2 oz
Waterproof

X-lite 8x56: width of view at 1,000 yd, against the median of the 9 8x56 models.

Who the X-lite 8x56 suits

Dim light is the target: relative brightness is calculated at 49 and the twilight factor at 21.2. The eye spacing range is 60 to 76 mm.

The 336 ft view is narrower than the 375 ft median, at place 8 of 9, and the printed figures give no eye relief.

X-lite 8x56 is one choice among many, and the top binoculars compared covers the most popular ones. X-lite 8x56 is one of 9 models in the 8x56 binoculars comparison.

X-lite 8x56 specifications

X-lite 8x56 figures as Minox prints them; rows marked * are calculated from the 8x56 size.

X-lite 8x56 specifications
Magnification	8x
Objective lens	56 mm
Field of view	336 ft at 1,000 yd (112 m at 1,000 m)
Angular field of view	6.4°
Apparent field of view	51° *
Close focus	9.8 ft (3 m)
Eye spacing range	60 to 76 mm
Weight	34.2 oz (970 g)
Length	6.5 in (166 mm)
Width	5.8 in (147 mm)
Waterproofing	IPX7
Fog-proofing gas	Nitrogen
Exit pupil	7 mm *
Twilight factor	21.2 *
Relative brightness	49 *

* Calculated from the size, not printed by the maker.

X-lite 8x56 against other 8x56 binoculars

X-lite 8x56 shows 336 ft at 1,000 yd, below the 375 ft median of the 9 8x56 models in the chart. At 34.2 oz it is at or under the 40.9 oz median weight for the size.

Steiner T856r441 ft
Steiner Nighthunter 8x56405 ft
GPO Passion 8x56389 ft
Minox X-active 8x56378 ft
ZEISS Conquest HDX 8x56375 ft
Steiner Ranger Xtreme 8x56375 ft
Steiner Observer 8x56336 ft
Minox X-lite 8x56336 ft
Nikon Monarch 5 8x56325 ft

8x56 binoculars by field of view at 1,000 yd, widest first, from the makers' figures.

X-lite 8x56 and its nearest rivals

X-lite 8x56 next to the 8x56 models closest to it in maker list price, with the best figure in each column in bold.

Model	Field of view	Eye relief	Close focus	Weight	Exit pupil	Amazon
Minox X-lite 8x56	336 ft		9.8 ft	34.2 oz	7 mm
Nikon Monarch 5 8x56	325 ft	20.5 mm	23 ft	40.2 oz	7 mm	Check price on Amazon
ZEISS Conquest HDX 8x56	375 ft	18 mm	11.5 ft	43.5 oz	7 mm	Check price on Amazon
Steiner Observer 8x56	336 ft	16 mm		41.3 oz	7 mm	Check price on Amazon

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Other sizes of the X-lite

Minox makes the X-lite in 7 sizes; a larger front lens adds brightness and weight, and more magnification narrows the view.

Model	Size	Field of view	Close focus	Weight	Exit pupil
Minox X-lite 8x56	8x56	336 ft	9.8 ft	34.2 oz	7 mm
Minox X-lite 8x26	8x26	357 ft	9.8 ft	10.2 oz	3.3 mm
Minox X-lite 10x26	10x26	294 ft	13.1 ft	10.2 oz	2.6 mm
Minox X-lite 8x34	8x34	372 ft	9.8 ft	15.9 oz	4.3 mm
Minox X-lite 10x34	10x34	315 ft	9.8 ft	15.9 oz	3.4 mm
Minox X-lite 8x42	8x42	372 ft	9.8 ft	21.5 oz	5.3 mm
Minox X-lite 10x42	10x42	318 ft	9.8 ft	20.8 oz	4.2 mm

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X-lite 8x56 questions

X-lite 8x56: what does 8x56 mean?

X-lite 8x56 magnifies 8 times through 56 mm front lenses, which works out to an exit pupil of 7 mm, the width of the beam of light that reaches each eye.

X-lite 8x56: how wide is the view?

X-lite 8x56 shows a view 336 ft wide at 1,000 yd, below the 375 ft median of the 9 8x56 models in the chart.