Tobias Mennle
Well-known member
My 8x42 EDG review is here: http://www.greatestbinoculars.com/allpages/reviews/nikon/nikonedg8x42/nikonedg8x42review.html
I included the EDG into my long term review of premium 8x42s:
http://www.greatestbinoculars.com/allpages/reviews/nikon/nikonedg8x42/nikonedg8x42review.html
I immediately fell in love with the 8x42 EDG binoculars. They fit perfectly in my hands, focusing is the smoothest ever and the images are simply stunning - "japanese Ultravids" came to my mind immediately. These are the consistently blackest, cleanest shadows. These are the most saturated, lifelike colours. Ease of view is just great even at close up. Biting Nikon sharpness in a perfectly executed flat field. And most of all: class leading flare suppression. Under difficult light conditions the Nikon manages to produce the cleanest, most intact images and outperforms all competitors. Yes there is some flare but I can still see what´s going on! The EDG has the quietest images with a superb flat field with NO rolling ball effect. Exciting. Awesome. I find one major fault though - the view is visibly darker then in the Leica Ultravid 8x42, the Zeiss HT and even the Zeiss SF. No matter how sharp the EDG is, it looks a bit subdued where the Leica Ultravid sparkles vividly. Nikon really needs to upgrade the EDG with HT glass to boost transmission. BUT they will then have the best 8x42 for general use with a perfect combination of great qualities. Compared to what other companies try to do to reinvent the binocular this should be very easy. I really hope that Nikon will not withdraw from the high end market and update this wonderful design soon.
Nikon, I´m waiting for your awesome EDG MKIII.
I included the EDG into my long term review of premium 8x42s:
http://www.greatestbinoculars.com/allpages/reviews/nikon/nikonedg8x42/nikonedg8x42review.html
I immediately fell in love with the 8x42 EDG binoculars. They fit perfectly in my hands, focusing is the smoothest ever and the images are simply stunning - "japanese Ultravids" came to my mind immediately. These are the consistently blackest, cleanest shadows. These are the most saturated, lifelike colours. Ease of view is just great even at close up. Biting Nikon sharpness in a perfectly executed flat field. And most of all: class leading flare suppression. Under difficult light conditions the Nikon manages to produce the cleanest, most intact images and outperforms all competitors. Yes there is some flare but I can still see what´s going on! The EDG has the quietest images with a superb flat field with NO rolling ball effect. Exciting. Awesome. I find one major fault though - the view is visibly darker then in the Leica Ultravid 8x42, the Zeiss HT and even the Zeiss SF. No matter how sharp the EDG is, it looks a bit subdued where the Leica Ultravid sparkles vividly. Nikon really needs to upgrade the EDG with HT glass to boost transmission. BUT they will then have the best 8x42 for general use with a perfect combination of great qualities. Compared to what other companies try to do to reinvent the binocular this should be very easy. I really hope that Nikon will not withdraw from the high end market and update this wonderful design soon.
Nikon, I´m waiting for your awesome EDG MKIII.