Nikon Action 7x35 Ultra-wide Binocular
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Manufacturer: NikonModel: 7215
Color: Black
Product features:
- Aspherical eyepiece lenses with multi-coated prisms
- Quick central focus system
- 420-foot field of view at 1,000 yards
- Magnification: 7x
- Objective lens: 35mm
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Digital camera reviews of Nikon Action 7x35 Ultra-wide Binocular
Digital camera Review: Best binocs for under $70? Maybe...
Summary: 5 Stars
With a wide angle 9.3 deg of view the Nikon 7x35 Action binos give a spectacular view that is bright and have very good optics for their price. Thats why I bought them - they were cheap. I had no idea they'd be this good! They are very easy to use. The center focus is smooth and can be turned with one finger. The diopter adjustment is on the right eyepiece where you'd expect it - and is easy to turn but not so easy as to get readjusted by a slight bump. Diopter scale is kind of hard to read - maybe Nikon could have put some color on the + - marks? While I wish Nikon had included the same twist up/down eye-cups they included on the 8x42 & 8x25 Trailblazer ATB I do understand these are budget binocs. Instead Nikon put on rubber cups that just fold down for eyeglass wearers like me - or pop up for those lucky enough to have 20:20 vision - but they aren't otherwise adjustable. While the 7x35s aren't quite as good as the 8x42s or 8x25s for sharpness they do come close and more than a few friends and family that have compared them see no reason to buy the 8x42s for well over twice the price. And they are all impressed with the bright wide angle views.
But this isn't a review of the 8x42 or 8x25 Nikon - its a review of the 7x35 action model. I'm presuming the Action Extreme use the same optics since when I compared them all specs were the same - just no waterproofing on the regular Action models. Since I bought these to leave in my golf cart and I live in a dry climate waterproofing wasn't necessary. When it rains around here its an event and we put up the clubs and go home.
I do have a few things I'm critical of with these binocs besides the eye-cups. The caps don't fit well - they fall off in the case! So I just store them in the retail box and put the binocs in the carry case without the caps. Seems to keep them clean. Another rub is the rather shallow eye relief of ~1/2".
I just sold a Canon 10x30 IS binocs for more than I have into all of these - the Canon has image stabilization but the optics were no better than the 7x35 Action. I did a comparison and it was a draw - more power with the Canon - brighter view with the Nikon - sharpness was a draw - field of view with the Canon is 6 deg - like a tunnel compared to the 9.3 deg for the 7x35 Action. Canon put the money into the stabilization on the 10x30s. Both the 8x25 and 8x42 ATBs easily outdid the Canon for clarity and brightness. I was surprised the 8x25s were brighter than the Canon. Maybe that has something to do with the narrow field of view?
If you are looking for inexpensive but decent binocular and don't need waterproofed models - and don't mind a bit of weight these just might work for you. If you need waterproofed take a look at the Action Extreme. If you are looking for both light weight and waterproofing the 8x25 Trailblazers are a better choice than the 7x35 Extremes IMO - less weight and marginally better optics.
The views from these 7x35s are almost as sharp as the 8x25s and have that gorgeous 9.3 deg of view vs 8 deg for the 8x25s - and are brighter.
I own 5 binoculars - the 7x35, 8x42, 8x25 all Nikon, 7x50 Pro Optic (Adorama ~1995 $125.00 and very sharp optics!), and a 16x80 Celestron that I use under the night sky on a tripod - and is also where I use the Pro Optics - under the night sky hand-held.
I think I have enough binocs!
Summary of Nikon Action 7x35 Ultra-wide Binocular
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