As with using compact binoculars for viewing in low light, most of us don't buy compact binoculars with the expectation of using

Submit a valuation request and we'll provide guide prices with no delay. Plus, we'll collect your gear from your home or work for FREE. Indeed, when we looked at the Moon on Dec. 27, it was a five-day-old waxing crescent, and the Moon appeared pretty small in the field of view. We could see plenty of craters, most notably on the terminator between lunar day and night, where the interplay of light and shadow is at its greatest. around, is a popular one for compact binoculars. While reverse Porro prism designs won't usually fit comfortably Cameras Mirrorless Cameras DSLR Cameras Digital Compact Cameras Video Cameras Lenses Mirrorless Camera Lenses DSLR Lenses Lens Filters Lens Accessories sweet spot. We believe this is due in no small part to the aspherical lenses that Nikon pioneered in 1993 with its compact Diplomat

tested and it's a good one. While we're confident that the 12X25 is a great option for some, we just don't think that it will serve the needs This general-purpose pair of daylight binoculars is both well-constructed and affordable. Feeling well balanced when gripped, the Nikon Prostaff 3S 10x42 is eminently suitable for outdoor use by virtue of it providing O-ring sealing to prevent any ingress of water plus a nitrogen-purged construction to prevent fogging. The specialty of these 6 th generation binoculars with multi-layered anti-reflective compound coating for excellent brightness is their superior design, which ensures a distortion-free clear image viewing experience. One compact model that does significantly better than most reverse Porro prism designs is Bushnell's.

In a nutshell, then, the Nikon Aculon and Prostaff ranges are the ones to seek out if we want to keep our budget low yet want a reliable and simple-to-use binocular – with some Aculon binoculars being a 10th of the price of range-topping Monarch examples – while the aforementioned Monarch family is the one to investigate if we demand the very best and have the cash to invest. All Nikon binoculars, like the other Japanese binocular manufacturers, tend to focus on technology while providing a great pair of optics, without sacrificing quality and their Travelite Range is no different. compact design, we couldn't figure out how to make covers for the objective lenses that would fit and stay on. Apparently the folks at Nikon

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Travelite concept. It's an excellent, time-tested approach and likely to give years of good service. What's the center field focus? It's the area in the middle of the field of view where the curvature of the lenses allows the

The approached used by compact Porro prism designers for a number of years has been to keep the eyepieces still and move

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they do! For general use, we highly recommend the 8X25 configuration. For those wanting a bit more magnification, the 10X is the model we If you're looking for magnification power in a small binocular, you'll be better served by stopping at 10X. Nikon is one of the first binocular manufacturers, if not the very first, to incorporate the extraordinarily Multi-layered coatings to the lenses maximise light transmission while a provided dioptre ring allows for fine-tuning beyond use of the large and obvious centrally mounted focus ring. While certain aspects here betray a budget price – and we can imagine the slip-on lens caps and eyepiece protectors getting mislaid over time – that minor gripe comes with the caveat that this is a value-for-money option from a reliable brand. With the Nikon Prostaff P3 8x42 delivering respectably sharp viewing, our conclusion is that for most purposes we really can’t go wrong.

Added to this is BaK-4 glass, a high-quality optical glass to make the prism. Not just that, the exit pupil configuration can be changed to the largest to maximize low light performance. The 8x25 Nikon Travelite Binoculars have a large (for compact binoculars) central focus wheel and a field-of-view of 294 feet at 1000 yards (98m at 1000m). The close focusing distance is a pretty good 3 meters and the 8x Travelite V also has 14mm of eye relief, ideal for wearers of eyeglasses.If you wear glass and want to use binoculars then go for Nikon Travelite 8x because of its 14 mm eye relief. Other major elements include the size of the exit pupil and the quality of the glass used to make the prism. mechanism a tough material on which to fasten. (We noticed some retailers saying that the Travelite VI apprehensive about this, but it seemed to do quite nicely in our average-sized hands. The Travelites have