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 enlarge | Brand: Nikon
Category: Photography
List Price: $430.95
Buy New: $243.30
You Save: $187.65 (44%)
New (36)
Avg. Customer Rating:  62 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Size: 8x42
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 6 x 3.1
MPN: 7430
Model: 7430
UPC: 018208074303
EAN: 0018208074303
Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 2 months
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 Pleasantly surprised. July 7, 2006
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
The image is bright and sharp. Only a thin edge of blur around the outer lense, but its barely noticable or in the field of view. They're extremely easy and quick to use. The focus wheel is smooth, fast, and precise. I prefer their lite weight, but I have to plant an elbow or lean against some thing to prevent shake. The bins are smaller than I imagined. They're easy to hold and feel secure in my hands. They are cheapest in online auctions. 2/3 the cost of most web sites. I'm extremely happy with these.
lovely lovely viewing January 16, 2007
17 out of 18 found this review helpful
i have been waiting for a pair of these for almost a year, and got them just 3 weeks ago. just a great piece of optics: the weight is right (not too light to shake easily, not to heavy to tire the arms), balance is great, clear with an amzing depth of field. if you are a freak of optic tests you might notice the slightest traces of both chromatic aberration (border of dark objects on light background in extreme contrast) and spherical (straight lines slightly curve at the edge of the view)- but you only notice if you look for it, and they only cost less than 300$!
during the first week with my monarchs i saw some ducks and shorebirds- every detail of feathering was nice and naturaly colored. i gave a birder friend a little ride with them- it took him 3 seconds to "wow", and when i told him the price- he was amazed.
i am so satisfied that i just carry them with me all the time. when i read the specs of the alpha binoculars by nikon and others- i cannot justify the extra money you must pay for slightly better optics (3 to 6 times!)
the only downsides are the crappy objective caps (stitch them to the strap or you lose them the first time you go out), and the wide strap which i find too wide to support less than 700 grams. i put a narrower strap that fits nice under the shirt collar.
i reccomend the nikon monarch 8x42 with all my heart to whoever is interested in viewing the nature.
Excellent July 19, 2007
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I brought these about four months ago and love them. The main reason I brought them was for bird watching. I spent a bit of time researching, as I wanted a good pair of binoculars. They have a really nice fell and weigh 689grams with the strap on. I've dropped them once and there was no problem. Not long after I got them I took them with me on a Safari to Mali, Africa. The first evening I used them I was standing on a hill looking into a valley while the sun was going down. When I looked through the binoculars I could see all the villages around that were made out of mud and people where walking around their little village. Without the binoculars I could not see the small villages nor the people. The optic quality of these Binoculars is really good. They really bring the colour of the birds out. I showed my father in-law, the binoculars, who has been bird watching for 30 years and he said they were really good. For the price you pay the quality is great. Sure you could go and spend $2,000 on a pair but if you lost, broke or they got stolen then you would have a few teary nights. With these I wouldn't loose too much sleep if something happened to them. Besides the way how technology works the $2,000 optics will be < $500 within 10 years or so. I looked through a few pair of expensive ones and can't say that they deserve $2,000; yes they were better but not 5 times better. Unfortunately I couldn't buy these on Amazon as they don't send them overseas. If you live outside of the US and want to buy them go to Binoculars.com as they send them overseas at a reasonable price.
Excellent quality November 17, 2005
11 out of 18 found this review helpful
I have used the ATB 8x42 for about five months now. Great great quality and I really like the overall ergonomics.
Outstanding binoculars, but ... July 18, 2007
9 out of 9 found this review helpful
The quality of these binoculars is outstanding, and they are especially useful for those of us who wear eyeglasses. However, the lens caps are a real pain - just wont' stay in place, and the case provided is too small to cram in the binoculars and the lens caps. We bought a separate case to solve that problem. A great product - Nikon just needs to spend a little money to upgrade the "accessories."
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