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    Newbie Monarch 7 question

    Having had five days to try out the Monarch's I've pretty well decided to keep them. I was a bit unsure at first as although they have a much brighter and colourful image than my Steiner's, I wasn't sure they were sharper (if that's the right term) than my cheaper binoculars. For instance...
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    Newbie Monarch 7 question

    You can thank me for that bargain then Maico. I had seen those at that price and not being all that familiar with Amazon market place, and not having heard of the seller, I decided to buy them from Amazon themselves. Looks like I wasted £20.im not too bothered though as I saved £100 by not...
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    Newbie Monarch 7 question

    Yes I'm beginning to think they are the same. I thought that perhaps they had different tougher bodies because I noticed when I started to look into buying Nikon Monarch binoculars that they are marketed in the USA as ATB (all terrain) but not in Europe. I think that is purely down to marketing...
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    Newbie Monarch 7 question

    OK, I have another question. I'm confused now about what I've bought. I was looking at online reviews and noticed the M7 8x30 is around $370 in the USA vs the £250 I paid. Normally for this type of product the price in dollars is around the same as we pay in pounds in spite of the difference in...
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    Newbie Monarch 7 question

    Thanks Bob. The field of view was one thing that put me off the M5. I have now ordered the M7 8x30 from Amazon for £250. So that is £100 saved. Amazon have a good returns policy so will return it if it doesn't impress. Thanks for all the help.
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    Newbie Monarch 7 question

    Sorry that should have been 7 8x30.
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    Newbie Monarch 7 question

    Thanks Bob. I'm more or less decided on the 7 8x42 then. I can always send it back if Im not happy.
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    Newbie Monarch 7 question

    Thanks FrankD. That gives me some more valuable information to go on. It is all a bit confusing though. I had settled on the Monarch 5 8x42 until deciding it would be worth paying extra for the "7". The thing is the 7 8x30 is actually £10 less than the 5 8x42 but wouldn't the optics be...
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    Newbie Monarch 7 question

    Thanks for that Bob. It sounds like I really would be better finding somewhere I can view them both as although it seems like the 8x42 would be better for me I'm not sure it would be worth the extra £100. I'm not sure if that will be possible though. Perhaps I had better just bight the bullet...
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    Newbie Monarch 7 question

    I've been looking to replace my cheap binoculars as I'm getting more into bird watching and my old £100 steiner ones aren't up to the job. After reading loads of reviews I decided that I would buy the Monarch 7 8x42 for around £350. But then I noticed I can get the Monarch 7 8x30 for more than...
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