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Review on πŸ” Nikon 7237 Action 7x35 EX Extreme All-Terrain Binocular: Uncover Every Adventure by Scott Hadlock

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Good field of view for binoculars and scopes

These binoculars are known for their quality and the largest field of view. If you want to see the great outdoors or the sky from your location, this is what you need. I bought them specifically to frame smaller constellations and asterisms, the details of which can be further examined through a telescope. They help a lot to place the object in context. Normally, when observing half a field degree, objects are almost completely abstracted from their surroundings. Since it's impractical to be able to really "zoom in" with a single optical tool, it's ideal to use in conjunction with something more powerful. Don't get me wrong, I have a scope zoom. it magnifies from 25x to 50x - amazing, but you have to understand that that's a 2.4 to 1.5 degree field of view - essentially like looking through a tube at a drinking straw. However, these Nikons have a field of view of over 9 degrees, which is unbeatable for high-end binoculars. There are tradeoffs due to the optical principles used to make them work. They don't have a very flat field of view, which means that objects in the center of the field (circle) may be in focus, but objects closer to the edge of the field will be out of focus. This is because the focused field is curved rather than flat. This problem is also evident with most 10x50, for example. This isn't such a big problem for high quality 8x42 cameras such as Nikon's Monarch and obviously high quality Swarovski, Leica, Zeiss etc. This problem is more important when you have a narrow field and a highly magnified image when the subject tends to shift to fill the field of view. Looks. It doesn't matter if the subject is in the center of the field and the surrounding background is slightly out of focus. But even if you pay the highest price for the bright, flat, and crisp images of the best binoculars, you'll still only see about 8 degrees of true field of view when you're over 9 degrees. In addition, they offer an apparent field of view of over 59 degrees, which rivals the best binoculars. popular for a number of good reasons (more compact, higher magnification but no tripod or IS required, like 10x, more competition and choice, etc.). But if you're looking for the best field of view with quality optics this is it and thankfully it comes at a very reasonable price. I don't know what other 7x35's are out there but I can say this one is way better than Celestron or Bushnell.

Pros
  • Country of origin: China
Cons
  • Ugly packaging