How is the eye relief on these Nikons? I have a few of the smaller Bushnell models and the eye relief is very tiny and annoying. Thanks
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This is the measure between each eyepiece and your eyes while you view a full image. This spec is particularly important to people who wear eyeglasses. With glasses , you'll need 11 mm or more of eye relief. Most manufacturers recommend that people who wear glasses roll down the rubber eyepiece collars for viewing. On the 10x25's that will be 18 mm. ( On 8x 25 it would be 10 mm. )
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I've tinkered with star trails using this lens and I did notice some coma (although it seemed better than my 11-16). That said, with ultrawide lens' general propensity for aberrations, I would expect it to be an issue with any of the lower cost options. However, even my Nikkor 16-35 (as good as it gets) exhibits a little if you are looking for it under the right circumstances, but for trails it is moot. Also, it will depend some on whether or not you get a "good" copy; lens characteristics can vary somewhat between copies, so when I can find a particular lens locally, I'll test a few copies and keep the best one.
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This is actually the only thing that disappoints me with my Canon (IXY 700/SD 500). It's my first Canon and I think it's a great machine. However, the Red-Eye Reduction is almost worthless, IMO. That's part of the reason I was looking at the extra flash on this page- thought that it might help out in some of the low-light situations where the Red-Eye performs worst. At least the barely functional Red-Eye is better than the Nikon S5 that I tried out. The Nikon's Red-Eye caused white splotches in my pictures. I'll take underperforming on Red-Eye over white splotches anyday.
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Hi Bart: Yes, these binoculars will defocus when you zoom in, especially going to full zoom. It is part of the design. Some binoculars are advertised as constant focus regardless of the X power you are using, however, I am not aware any of these get high ratings for image quality. These Nikons will give you very good image quality but to get that requires an optical design that doesn't include constant focus. I bought these because I wanted the zoom feature and good image quality. In order to get anything significantly better would mean spending $2000 or more.-Mark, PC35 PhotoLab Hi Bart: Yes, these binoculars will defocus when you zoom in, especially going to full zoom. It is part of the design. Some binoculars are advertised as constant focus regardless of the X power you are using, however, I am not aware any of these get high ratings for image quality. These Nikons will give you very good image quality but to get that requires an optical design that doesn't include constant focus. I bought these because I wanted the zoom feature and good image quality. In order to get anything significantly better would mean spending $2000 or more.-Mark, PC35 PhotoLab
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Hi, I had got a wide range of Nikon, Leopold, Steiner binoculars so I know what I am talking about and I got a pair of this particular Nikon Aculon binoculars and they are good to keep on my truck for general purpose as I have to re-adjust often, once adjusted both sides noted that going from low/mid range to high the image goes slyly blurry so I try different times and noted no change I believe is the optics adjustment problem or manufactory issues just remember you get what you pay for.
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To be honest, mine Works really nice even at 125X. About clarity in my opinión at 100x is the average. Please just learn how to use them porperly. I´ve had very good moments with my binoculars for around 2 years.
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A small aperture bino will suffer somewhat in low light conditions. It does well for it's size but that is always going to be the limiting factor in a compact bino. The views are stellar however. The best compact I've ever looked through and would compare well with something costing three times as much in my opinion.
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I have not used Bushnell binoculars but from my experience the Nikon makes a much better lenses.. better color correction. I know you would be pleased with the Nikon's
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The eye piece view is crisp and clear, had problems at first getting them to focus but playing with them I found that if I use my 2x Barlow lens the focus was great, so if you think this might be a problem I would suggest you take this advice when choosing your lenses. I ordered two 12mm lenses to go with the bino viewer and it cut it down to a 6mm because of the 2x Barlow.
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It doesn't perform very well with or without glasses. On my D3200, operating in "Live View" at the maximum magnification yields results equally sharp without the hassle or expense or eye strain. Plus, in Live View, you can pan the whole image and find the optimum focus setting; with the eyepiece, you can only focus on a tiny spot in the center of your image.
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I wear glasses and have no problem with eye relief. I like the twist activated eyecup adjustment: when not actively using the binocs I keep them elevated to protect the ocular lenses. I don't believe in lens caps.
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Not a sniper here or really qualified to say. However, took it out to the range for the first time last week. Found optics to be really clear and focused. Took awhile to get zeroed in but once did, it was fine. It you would like, I am going back out in a couple days again and will let you know if it held zero.
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Eye relief is unlimited due to being 1x. Even at indirect view. As long as the dot is on targetUse mine at about 8 inches.
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My experience is it's field of view is good, just don't try to stitch two or more later as it does have a small bit of fisheye effect at edges. A single picture by itself is not at all noticeable. Just make sure when you use it make sure it is locked onto the 14 x42 lens and that lens is also full on the 14 setting.
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I use them for birding and have been very satisfied. My son uses Nikon Monarch 5 and we agree that they are both well made. Not sure on the weight but the Bushnells come with a nifty harness.
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The human eye is different from person to person. I have scopes from Leupold, Nikon, you name it, and as I've gotten older, and my eyes worse, I have to adjust the focus ring on each one of them. With that being said, this is a great scope for the money. I would buy another in a heartbeat.
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Yes. Hard to see movement of retical when sighting in but very accurate movement. Very precise also. Worth every penny I paid for it. The lenses are made by the same company that make Nikon lenses I think. Only zeroed the scope at 100 yards so far but wanting to g p 5-600 yards soon.