Nikon 7430 Monarch 8x42mm All-Terrain Binoculars by Nikon
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Digital camera reviews of Nikon 7430 Monarch 8x42mm All-Terrain Binoculars
Digital camera Review: Clear picture at an affordable price.
Summary: 5 Stars
Save thousands and go for Japanese products instead of Austrian/German products, the quality difference is very small.Digital camera Review: Crazy about my new binoculars!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought these Nikon binoculars based largely on the comments left by others on Amazon. I got my purchase today and am positively thrilled. Thanks, reviewers.
Focusing is easy, the weight is good, the strap is substantial, and the lens caps are ATTACHED! I won't lose them! I live in Costa Rica now and my long time hobby of birdwatching and nature study demands good optics.
My 8x25 Swarovskis were a gift (sort of hand-me-downs), but didn't have the warranty information, case, lens covers, etc. Furthermore, living in the tropics means there's lots of rain and my Swarovskis just weren't cutting it for me because they weren't letting in enough light. Also, without lens caps, I couldn't protect them easily from off-and-on rain showers while out in the field. Finally, they got just too banged up, and without warranty info, I couldn't see shipping them off to Austria.
We just got back to the house with my Nikon binoculars late this afternoon. I can hardly wait to start using them in the morning and find out just how much they may help me see new birds.
P.S. My identification (Conniedallas) is not applicable any more. :->
Digital camera Review: Don't leave home without them!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought these to use on our African safari after reading many positive reviews. I noticed that our Safari Guide also used the Monarch ATBs - and no wonder - these binoculars are fantastic! You really noticed the difference in low-light conditions (dawn and dusk) and with these we were really able to spot all of the wildlife- from elephants to birds. We even put my camera up against the lenses and were able to use the binocs as a kind of passable "zoom" lens for photographs. Buy them - they are worth every cent!Digital camera Review: Excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
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.Digital camera Review: Excellent Performance and Value
Summary: 5 Stars
This is as good as it gets for the money and better than some very expensive binoculars. Bright, sharp, comfortable, "compact" and solid. For the price, it has no equal in the mid-size range for all that it gives you.