NIKON MONARCH HG 8x42 binoculars

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At the given prices I think the Nikon HG wins hands down. At cost non-issue the SLC is clearly the best as it should be at ~2x the cost. I don't think the SLC's price gives you 2x more bino than the HG. 10% more might even be a stretch...maybe... High-quality multilayer coating is applied to all lenses and prisms while dielectric high-reflective multilayer coating is applied to the roof prisms, achieving a bright view of up to 92% or higher light transmittance, and natural colour fidelity Observers without eyeglasses with deep set eyes might notice problems (shadows, kidney beans) due to the rather large eyecups of the Hawke APO.

As far as I know since the introduction of Phase Coatings on Roof Prism binoculars Nikon never made a 32mm Roof Prism binocular that was not in their "Top of the Line." In other words an "Alpha." Their Monarch line of binoculars had 36mm offerings that sold well and most recently Nikon offered Monarch 30mm binoculars but Nikon has never offered 32mm roof prisms in these lower price ranges. Their first Roof Prism 32mm Alphas were in the HG (for High Grade) series and they were followed by the EDG series. Of the three, I would have loved to keep the SLC, but they did not work out for me due to the inability to focus past infinity without using my glasses (overdrive pas infinity). The 10x will give you more magnification, of course, but a smaller field of view in trade off, and may be harder to hold still (hand vibration is magnified along with your vision, so any hand trembling / fatigue / etc will be magnified 10x vs 8x). Both 8x and 10x are very useful and are by far the dominant magnifications for birding. 10x is perhaps better for open country (deserts, shorelines, etc). 8x is usually preferred for denser habitat or if you are inside forest. The diameter of the light-effective objective should be measured by someone else using a better method. Even if the Hawke APO is "only" a 10x40, the optical advantages will outweigh the cost until well into twilight.The prisms have also been phase corrected and have multilayer coatings of the best, very highly-reflective dielectric material, meaning more light gets transmitted and in the right way for the brightest, highest quality views possible. Thus as you would expect from one of the largest optical instrument manufacturers on the planet, Nikon Sport Optics produce a massive selection of binoculars and literally have one for just about everyone's needs and budget.

If I'd been impressed with the HG so far then I was even more satisfied with the image it delivers. Aside from the pin-sharpness, the colours were natural and vivid and the contrast excellent. These features combined to beautifully produce wonderful and memorable views of Waxwings during the winter invasion. The minimum 92 per cent light transmission is commendable and ensures a pleasingly bright image – even in low light conditions. When birding in woodland and scrub, to my eyes, a '3D' effect becomes evident and is testament to the model's high resolution. Wydawcą allbinos.com jest firma CO-NET Robert Olech. Adres wydawcy oraz redakcji: ul. Ĺťwirki i Wigury 11/34 83-000 Pruszcz Gdański You see where I come from in Southern Africa, there really was no choice. It was a loaf of bread or nothing. Ok, perhaps I am exaggerating a little as I am sure there was the choice between brown and white, but that was it! Apparent angle of view of Hawke APO 10x42 is 2.9% larger than Nikon MHG 10x42 (FoV x magnification). All of the above are my personal preferences and opinions. In addition, at this level it is kind of splitting hairs and any of these binos are fine and excellent instruments. In the comparisons above I really needed to look and test side by side to find differences.Edge sharpness is primarily determined by two aberrations: field curvature and astigmatism. This old post attempts to explain how they interact.