Nikon Action 7x35 EX Extreme ATB Binocular

> Superb vision, Clear and large view. > Comfy to use and you feel like constantly using it. > Excellent built quality and rugged. Will last you for years and years. > Fits in small bags or a woman's purse, for example. > It's not one of those toy binocs that offer you everything but break on its second use. > One of the best beginner binoculars and a solid secondary set for pros, in my opinion.

Well built, sturdy, excellent grip and optics. Purchased for my kid...

The product is good and suitable for Rain Forest.

TL;DR 4/5 There isn't any other binocular (currently available online) that's cheaper than the Monarch M7 8x42, while still providing a wide AFOV, a comfortable exit pupil and sufficient "useable" eye relief. The Action Ex 8x40, while comparable in most areas, wasn't as comfortable to look through, maybe due to a smaller exit pupil than officially reported (4.68mm as per allbinos.com). Other Action Ex models, with bigger objective lenses, suffer more from distortions and aberrations while also weighing much more. At this price (11.9K at the time of writing), a true bargain. A well-engineered binocular that truly punches above its weight, and is backed by warranty + after-sales presence of Nikon in India. -- Exceptional in the following: Central contrast and sharpness - Excellent for this price. You'll need something that costs much more like the Monarch series to beat these by a noticeable margin. Blurry at the edges of the view, but it's still well-controlled. CA control - Adequate in the center even on sunny days. No color fringing observable on birds in flight against a bright sky. The lens has a very subtle yellow tinge to it (hard to notice unless you compare it with something with the latest coatings like the Nikon Prostaffs/Monarchs) but it actually helps on bright days by cutting out some blue light. Some CA is observable on the edges, but I spent most of the time looking at the central 60-65%, which stays relatively free of aberrations. Wide AFOV - Around 60 degrees by ISO standards, and 65 degrees by the simpler calculation method (magnification x FOV, in this case 7 x 9.3 = 65.1). Pleasant to look through, makes me want to use the bins more often. Great for the night sky too; star fields look beautiful on a clear night away from the city. Build quality - Solid feel. The metal chassis and rubber grip both feel sturdy and substantial. Twist-up eye cups have nice clicks. Waterproof, nitrogen-purged. Exit pupil - 5mm; I find exit pupils smaller than 5mm to be too restrictive for comfortable viewing. Perfectly round (nice QC); very few reflections near the exit. Perfect collimation - Something I also attribute to Nikon's quality control. Eye relief - (14.5mm useable) - Found it comfortable for use with/without eyeglasses/sunglasses. On sunny outings while wearing sunglasses, it was still easy to see the entire field of view. So far, 5/5 -- Lacking in the following areas: Reflections/Glare - When looking at areas with bright lights at night, there are several reflections of these lights in the view which could be substantial enough for some to make it an annoying viewing experience. But these problems are mostly with lights closer to you. Lights further away (~ 1km or more) didn't give me this issue. No issues with stars/planets either. Slight glare when looking at very bright lights or a bright Moon (when illumination is greater than 50%). Nikon's newer models, which use the latest coatings, did not exhibit this issue to such an extent. Nikon would do well to update the coatings used on the Action Ex series, at least to match their Prostaffs which are priced similarly. AE bins were launched back in 2004, and the coatings might have been updated just once or twice since then, clearly proving to be insufficient by today's standards. (Loses 0.5 for this, down to 4.5/5) Coma - Substantial coma at the edges of the view (starting at ~60% from the center). Stars at the edges also face this issue, but it doesn't hurt the view as much. This issue didn't bother me during the day. (Loses another 0.5, down to 4/5) At this price, a 5/5 binocular for daytime observations, but 3/5 for terrestrial viewing post-sunset. In its defence, it's hard to provide the well-corrected wide angle views of higher priced models. I prefer the wide AFOV with average correction of this AE 7x35, over the narrow but well-corrected views found in some pricier bins, including the Monarch M5s. -- Additional thoughts: For some, they might seem a bit heavy at first. But note that their weight is closer to that of 7x42 or 8x42 roofs, than it is to that of 7x50 or 10x50 Porros. Their short and ergonomic design also helps balance the weight much better than bigger Porros, and even makes them steadier to hold than modern roofs. You can buy new objective lens covers from Amazon to replace the stock ones (as they are frustrating to use). You can also buy a padded neck strap, or even a chest harness; the stock neck strap is very minimal. No complaints with the case.

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These binoculars are all about quality in the largest field of view. If you want to see a wide expanse of nature or the heavens downrange from your position, these are the way to go. I got them specifically to frame smaller constellations and asterisms, the detail of which can be further examined with a scope. They help tremendously to put the object in the scope into context. Ordinarily, observing half a degree of field tends to abstract objects almost entirely from their surrounding. Since it's not practical to really "zoom" in using a single optical instrument, using these in combination with something of higher power is ideal. Don't get me wrong, I do have a zoom on the scope... it zooms from 25x to 50x -- amazing but you have to understand that this is a field of view of 2.4 to 1.5 degrees -- essentially like looking through a pipe to a drinkstraw. These Nikons however, show over 9 degrees field of view -- something which is unsurpassed in the highest-end binocular out there. There are compromises necessitated by the optical principles used to make these function. They do not have a very flat field of view, meaning objects in the center of the field (circle) can be focused, but objects nearer the edge of the field are out of focus. This is because the focused field is curved not flat. This problem is also evident in most 10x50's for example. It's less of a problem in good quality 8x42's like Nikon's Monarch for example, and obviously the high end Swarovski, Leica, Zeiss etc. This problem matters more when you have a narrow field and highly magnified image where the subject tends to fill the field of view. It matters less when the subject is focused in the center of the field and the background surrounding it is slightly out of focus. Still, even if you pay the biggest bucks for bright, flat, and sharp images from the top of the line binoculars, you'll still only see about 8 degrees true field of view, whereas these give you over 9 degrees. Furthermore, they give an apparent field of view of over 59 degrees, rivaling the top-of-the-line binoculars. If you're looking for a handy, all-purpose binocular, the roof-prism 8x42's are proven to be far more popular for a number of good reasons (more compact, more magnification while not yet needing a tripod or IS like 10x does, more competition and choices etc.) But if you're looking for the best field of view with high quality optics, this is it, and fortunately it comes at a very reasonable cost. I don't know what other 7x35's are out there, but I can tell you this is far better than Celestron or Bushnell.

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My primary interest is wildlife photography, so I use binoculars quite a lot for finding wildlife. These Nikon ex 7x35 score highly for my needs: - they are easy to keep steady (compared to higher magnifications) - they have a large depth of field (compared to higher magnifications) - they have a wide view (compared to higher magnifications) - they have a really nice 3D effect, (compared to roof prisms which have a flatter view - this is just to do with the larger distance between the objective lenses on Porros vs Roofs) - they are very sharp in middle 50-60% of the view - the outer part of the view is curved, which is helpful in open spaces as it puts the foreground into better focus than with a flat field binocular. - they are bright to look through (compared to 7x35 roof prisms - again this is a porro prism design benefit) - they are water and fog proof - they are fairly light - the eye cup adjustments have 5 positions instead of the common 3 positions and stop well in each position (important if like me you wear glasses) - the diopter adjustment has two stubs to grip with thumb and forefinger which is brilliant - makes it easy to adjust without moving the binoculars and it stays put once set. For under £100 you're getting a view which frankly wasn't matched in the £200 to £400 roof prism binoculars I compared these with. I like them - great value! -

Soy, más que nada del montanismo, el senderismo, la escalada y la caza. Así que mi opinión es desde el punto de vista de alguien que lleva prismáticos compactos en una mochila en distancias muy largas. No se por qué me gustan tanto estos primáticos y ni por qué los he comprado. Con 800 gramos de peso, porros de 8x30 ó 7x35 como éstos eran, hace cuarenta o setenta años, los prismáticos más compactos de su época. Eran habituales en la infantería, en las monterías, en el scoutismo/OJE e incluso en el alpinismo. Después, hace unos 35 años, aparecieron los porros inversos, como los antiguos Nikon Mountaneering II 8x25 o los actuales Nikon Travelite EX 8x25. Los porros inversos pesaban la mitad que éstos Action EX 7x35 y eran muchísimo más pequeños, ofreciendo la misma calidad de imagen. Hoy en día, los primáticos de techo han mejorado tanto, que aunque son todavía mucho más caros, han superado en calidad de imagen a los porros. La única razón para usar hoy en dia unos prismáticos de porros de 7x35 es su bajo precio o la sensación de relieve que dan los porros. Por eso ahora cada vez se venden menos porros de este tamaño. Entonces los he comprado por diversión, por colección, porque me gusta comprar buenos prismáticos a muy buen precio y éstos claramente lo son. ¿Son una mala compra? No. Son unos porros de calidad mediana, la imagen central es muy buena, a precio muy barato. Están hechos en metal, rellenos de nitrógeno, multicapa (¡aunque no todos los prismas!), resistentes al agua, con buenas lentes y forrados en goma. En mi caso, son los prismáticos que tengo permanentemente guardados en el maletero de mi coche, porque son muy duros y no cogen humedad ni hongos. Los saco del coche para observar algo inesperado desde cerca del coche o para dar un paseo por el bosque. Pero estos Action Ex 7x35 no van a mi mochila. Si alguien sabe de una funda rigida EVA en la que quepan estos prismáticos porros 7x35 de forma ajustada, sin que se muevan, y protegiéndolos bien, agradecería que me lo dijera.

Very comfortable to use and the view is very sharp. You can make adjustments that will ensure you get the perfect viewing experience