Photo of new Nikon super bins (1 Viewer)

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BinoBoy

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• Jan 23, 2017

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A link was posted to this on nikonrumors.com.

Some guy was at CES and photographed a pair of Nikon 7x50 binoculars and was shown 10x50s which he claims are to be announced soon.

They are individual focus, so they are likely intended for astronomical use.

He speculates that the price will be astronomical too. Hopefully, he is way off on the price!

Here's the link:
https://diglloyd.com/blog/2017/20170105_1950-Binoculars-Nikon-flagship.html

 

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marinemaster

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• Jan 23, 2017

• #2

These look like something from the future 😟


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Hermann

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• Jan 23, 2017

• #3

There was some talk about these on the German forum several months ago.

Both the price and the weight will be truly astronomical by the look of it ...

Hermann

 

David in NC

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• Jan 23, 2017

• #4

I wonder how the 3D effect and plasticity will be... :storm:

 

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etudiant

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• Jan 23, 2017

• #5

It would be interesting to see how these compare to the old Zeiss 8x60 Uboat glass, which are renowned for ease of view, but are also big and heavy.
Technically, those were characterized as being 'tip of the flagpole', with hand figured aspheric lenses. Nikon can surely do even better today.
A consumer version with CF and perhaps some weight reduction would be wonderful.

 

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Binastro

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• Jan 23, 2017

• #6

Something similar was discussed on the forum maybe a year ago.
92 degree AFOV?

 

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henry link

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• Jan 23, 2017

• #7

The Japanese link gives the true fields (7x50 - 10.7º / 10x50 - 9º) and both the naive and ISO apparent fields (7x50 - naive 75º, ISO 66.6º / 10x50 - naive 90º, ISO 76.4º). We would need real measurements to know the true AFOVs, since wide field eyepieces can employ any sort of distortion the designer chooses, but the AFOVs almost certainly fall in between the two figures.

The Japanese link also mentions ED glass and Abbe-Konig prisms. These look like what happens when super-wide, flat-field, long eye relief optical perfection is the only design goal, with weight, size and cost completely ignored. I'd love to see a pair.

 

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dalat

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• Jan 23, 2017

• #8

Also discussed here, earlier: http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=332115

 

Pinewood

New York correspondent

• Jan 23, 2017

• #9

Hello,

The photo did suggest A-K prisms and wide eyepieces. I an not certain where the eye cups began. Are those eyepieces like Naglers? I also noted the carrying handle, which suggests that it and its 10x50 stablemate are meant to be mounted on a tripod.

Happy bird watching,
Arthur Pinewood :hi: