Nikon 8X30 EII Binoculars

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Still, on its own terms, the Nikon Z30 is an impressive camera. As we found in our full test and review, its comfortable grip makes for solid handling. The camera is easy to use one-handed, with the flip-around screen handy for self-taping. There’s no viewfinder, but a vlogging camera does not really need one, and it help keeps the weight down to a slender 405g. Not bad! aren’t. In fact, apart from Nikon’s own EII, you’d have to go to Swarovski Habichtsto get this quality in a porro-prism binocular now. My expectations were high, especially being used to the Swaro Habicht 8x30 and also the Nikon 8x32 SE. Both are real premium glasses. The only field where the Nikon E2 beats the Habicht is flare suppression. But the Nikon does flare a lot, so I am not sure this really helps.

Appears in a distance of 60-65% of the field of vision radius and is getting near high values on the very edge. Before the E and EII series were launched the Nikon company had offered the 8x30A binoculars with a field of view of 8.5 degrees. Of course, it all comes at a cost. The Nikon Z9 is a high-end pro camera and is priced as such. For many users it will simply be out of reach. If it’s within your budget, however, it is quite simply one of the best cameras we’ve ever tested. Finance is only available to permanent UK residents aged between 18 and 80, subject to status, terms and conditions apply.The Nikon Z30 is a camera aimed squarely at vloggers. It shapes up as a natural rival to similarly priced vlogging cameras like the Sony ZV-E10, with the same APS-C sensor, though as the Z system is much younger than Sony’s E-mount, you won’t have such a gargantuan selection of optics to choose from. Focusing specifically on Nikon mirrorless cameras, here are the key specs you’ll want to pay attention to when choosing the right model for you. Were the lens and prism coatings on the Nikon 8x30 EII, updated or improved at any time after serial number 808XXX? Both Nikon’s EII’s (8x30 and 10x35) and Swarovski’s Habichts (8x30W, 7x42 and 10x40W) are limited demand items

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Build quality. 30 years of warranty for the Habicht. Bulletproof. The Nikon feels nice in the hands, build quality seems very good, but I would not want to drop it. I admit this is pure gut feeling. Which you opt for may also come down to price – sometimes the Z50 is cheaper, sometimes its the Z fc – so it’s worth shopping around to make sure you get the best deal. SEs, with sharpness tapering off markedly in the outer 60-70%. But then the field is also much wider than

There have been debates in some internet forums whether the Nikon E II 8×30 or the Swarovski Habicht 8×30 should be named “best 8×30 porro binocular”. The Nikon fans will point at the wonderfully wide and “3D-like” image that allows full immersion in the scene of observation, whereas the Swarovski fans will name the extraordinary central sharpness/contrast and image brightness of the Habicht. The good news: even the second place in this competition is an outstanding achievement. Looking for weaknesses of the E II, it is unlikely that you will find any. The E II is a great binocular and one of the best around! The only thing that keeps it from being even more versatile: the E II is not fully waterproof (whereas the Habicht is). FCA Disclaimer: Bristol Cameras Limited is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, register number 711452 and act as a credit broker and not a lender. Finance is provided through the Deko platform by a number of lenders. You will be offered the best rate available based on your credit history and the lenders' credit decision policies. I adjusted (flattened) the angle between the lenses to zero and compensated at the corners so it would't be too wide. If I remember correctly, I also had to adjust the inclination to be more vertical and thus perpendicular to the temples. Pretty they aren't 🤓

What you do get is a good performer for static subjects, and access to the full-frame system without spending a fortune – which makes it ideal for beginners and those upgrading to full-frame for the first time. I plan to use the Opticron SR.GA for routine work, especially over the winter months and employ the Nikon E II only when conditions demand the very finest optics. That way, both will enjoy a long lease of life. One in a million! I also have a Nikon EDG on hand and would rate the EII in the same class of glass as the EDG. I don't find the Conquest to this level, but not far from it. The more time I spend with each, the more apparent it becomes. Sometimes you don't see a difference and other times you do. We’re still finishing up our full review of the Nikon Zf, but it’s shaping up to be a truly impressive addition to the Nikon mirrorless line-up – and The Z30 might look like a Z50 with its EVF chopped off, but Nikon has added a few key details to make it a much more user-friendly camera for vlogging. The most notable additions are the fully-articulating display, a larger record button and the tally lamp on the front of the camera. Together, these make the camera more intuitive for shooting selfie-style video by taking the guesswork out of framing and knowing whether or not you're recording.

The pupils look nice and round, with little in the way of extraneous stray light encroaching on them. The reader can make out some weak reflections from the prisms quite a bit away from the pupils and so will have minimal effect on the views. Here we get to the bottom of the matter. If Porro classics manage so well, why aren’t they produced in bigger numbers and promoted accordingly? Both the EII and SE series are a bit long in the tooth; still they compare favourably to contemporary rivals even if inside they feature a technology as old as two decades. I keep hoping the Nikon company, the producer of top-of-the-range binoculars with a very diversified line-up, will continue offering Porro devices of high quality. Mind you, they don’t have to develop two or three series simultaneously, as it has been the case so far. One really good series will suffice. I dream of a contemporary marriage of the EII and SE series: combining together a great field of view (with 65-70 degrees eyepieces), a handy, waterproof casing, antireflection coatings of the highest quality, which can guarantee high transmission levels and good colour rendering, and contemporary optics design, with eyepieces featuring a comfortable eye relief and a flat, perfectly corrected field of view. The series wouldn’t have to consist of many models; in fact it’s enough the producer focused on the most classic parameters: 8x32, 8x42, 10x42, 10x50 and 8x56.Instead of five pairs of binoculars, offered currently as EII and SE instruments, you would get five new ones, perfectly able to satisfy the needs of most of binoculars users. A tripod mount is literally supporting the weight of the camera and the lens. A lens mount is not only just supporting the weight of a lens, but when the bayonet is made of plastic, it's supporting a lens that barely weighs anything. There is NO difference. If you somehow damage your camera/lens badly enough to break the plastic mount, the same would've happened with a metal bayonet, but with the potential that it also damages the camera's mount (whereas plastic would just shear off and likely not harm the camera) Watching the sky around Jupiter I've seen no noticeable difference, maybe a little advantage to the Kowa.The button selection Nikon includes is enough to offer all the customization you could want in a camera this size, and the menu is easy to navigate without getting lost. I particularly liked the placement of the two customizable dials: one on the front of the grip beneath the shutter release and a shoulder dial on the rear of the camera near your thumb. They're right where I need them when shooting, and I don't have to fumble around while holding the camera with a single hand. The eyecups are made of soft rubber that seem very durable. The ocular filed lens diameter is good and large – 20mm. The cups can be folded down to accommodate eye glass wearers. Though I don’t personally wear eye glasses while glassing, I did test to see if I could see the entire field with my eyeglasses on. I can report that it could just be done, but I didn’t find the experience particularly comfortable. Those of you who must wear eye glasses would benefit from wearing more contoured spectacles with high-index glass. The Nikon E II has rubberised eyecups that can be folded down to accommodate eye glass wearers.