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Say hello and never say goodbye to the Monarch ATB Series Binoculars by Nikon, one of the world’s leading powers in optical technology. Nikon has a long history of high quality products and also an even longer list of loyal followers. Well, those followers wouldn’t be disappointed just yet with the Nikon 10×42 Monarch in the series. It’s been given high regard by many enthusiasts and it’s studded with cool features that make it worth more than its almost $500 price tag. Some are discounted though to only $300 hundred.
It makes use of a Roof prism so it’s built to be compact and requires little manual collimation, the alignment of optical elements in the device. It’s one of the top choices for nature-viewing, bird-watching, and game-hunting. It has fully multi-coated lenses and phase-correction coated prisms that are lead and arsenic free to deliver bright and clear images.
The Monarch has a 330-foot field of view at 1000 yards and close-focuses to about eight feet. The focus knob is large and easily accessed, and needs just 1¼ turns to go from close-focus to infinity. The action is smooth and easy, making sharp focus quick and simple to achieve. However, the focus gets rather blurry at the edges of the field. In bright light when focused on high-contrast objects, the Monarch shows a substantial chromatic aberration, a separation of the visible light to yield a prism effect.
Users of the Monarch transcend age and occupation. It’s light enough, a forgiving 21 ounces, for children and old people alike to use without fatigue and capable enough to be used by professional hunters to weekend warriors. Aside from being versatile in terms of the user, the Monarch is also versatile for almost any environment. It is equipped with a sleek yet tough rubber armor and, for hunters, it can also come in camouflage coats. The rubber coat absorbs shock and provides protection, making the Monarch waterproof, thus preventing internal leaks and fogging.
The Monarch is also comfortable to use. It features turn-and-lock eyecups with an eye relief of about 15 mm. The eyecups are made of a soft rubber which provides comfortable contact. The nylon strap widens at the neck area and it is padded with a soft cloth on the inside to provide more comfort. It also comes with a spacious cordura case that can be worn over the shoulder or around the neck.
One flaw Nikon should work on, however, are the lens caps which are quite easily dislodged. But all in all, the Monarch remains one of the coolest products offered to us by Nikon.

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Like a marine or a soldier, this optical bad boy can tough it out in every conceivable environment on the planet. Well, almost every conceivable condition, that is. The Steiner Military-Marine binoculars has been advertised as being built like a tank so it can go under scrutiny for extreme viewers who would want to take on the challenge. However, it does pale in comparison with Nikon’s Monarch ATB Series.
Like any other pair of binoculars, the Steiner Military-Marine Binoculars magnifies distant objects. From mountaintop views, to deep canyons, onboard ships to shorelines to hunting grounds, everything looks bigger. Of course, that was a no-brainer from the start. But unlike any other pair of binoculars, the Steiner Military-Marine Binoculars is built to withstand conditions better than conventional binoculars.
The Steiner Military-Marine Binoculars is covered with a rubber armor that makes it waterproof. The rubber coating also absorbs much of the shock when it is dropped. Even the internal workings of this device are built compact and tough. It is robust and versatile, just like the marines they’re made for and named after.
As for the viewing capability of the Steiner Military-Marine Binoculars, it’s no slacker either. It has a field of view of 360 feet at 1000 yards and magnifying power of the factor 8. It has great lighting and a rather wide eye relief for eyeglass wearers. It is also a preferred pair for game hunters because of its increased depth of view. It’s very versatile because it functions well on different locations. It provides a panoramic view from mountaintops where you’re looking at the valley and a great view of the mountains when you are in the valley.
In professional game hunting, the high depth view and resistance to internal fogging create a great view for fast-moving game. But if you’re not in to that and just want to see the serene, unadulterated majesty of nature, the Steiner Military-Marine Binoculars will serve you well. That’s nature’s majesty 8 times magnified if I might add.
Because of the rainproof construction, Steiner guarantees that the Steiner Military-Marine Binoculars would prevent any fogging from water that might come from leakage. Steiner also promises a 10-year warranty for these binoculars, which is just as well because that is the basic number of service years this trooper can take. For 10 years, it is guaranteed to remain free of internal fogging and leaking.

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