FrankD
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Nikon Action EX 7x35
Last fall when the family and I went up to Hawk Mountain I looked at a pair of the Nikon Action EX 7x35s that they had in the display case. I remember being fairly impressed with the view at the time and must have remarked as much to my wife. She just bought me a pair as an anniversary present (yes, she is a keeper ). I have to admit that these little bins are fairly impressive for their price. Image quality in the center of the field is very good. Resolution, color rendition and brightness are all very good. The outer portion (1/4 to 1/3rd) is pretty much unusuable but when you consider the bins sport a 9.3 degree field of view then it makes it easy to live with.
Ergonomically the bins are fairly good as well. From this perspective I would almost call them a "blocky" SE in that they have that same solid feel but are a bit less contoured. The focus is just a tad stiffer than I like but that may change with use. Throw in the fact that they are waterproof/nitrogen purged and weigh about the same as most of the premium, phase coated roofs and they become even more attractive.
I remember reading about them in the Cornell review but became confused when they first referred to them as the regular Action models in the text description and yet called them the EXs in the graphical illustration.
Definitely a good buy at just over $100. Thought I would share.
Last fall when the family and I went up to Hawk Mountain I looked at a pair of the Nikon Action EX 7x35s that they had in the display case. I remember being fairly impressed with the view at the time and must have remarked as much to my wife. She just bought me a pair as an anniversary present (yes, she is a keeper ). I have to admit that these little bins are fairly impressive for their price. Image quality in the center of the field is very good. Resolution, color rendition and brightness are all very good. The outer portion (1/4 to 1/3rd) is pretty much unusuable but when you consider the bins sport a 9.3 degree field of view then it makes it easy to live with.
Ergonomically the bins are fairly good as well. From this perspective I would almost call them a "blocky" SE in that they have that same solid feel but are a bit less contoured. The focus is just a tad stiffer than I like but that may change with use. Throw in the fact that they are waterproof/nitrogen purged and weigh about the same as most of the premium, phase coated roofs and they become even more attractive.
I remember reading about them in the Cornell review but became confused when they first referred to them as the regular Action models in the text description and yet called them the EXs in the graphical illustration.
Definitely a good buy at just over $100. Thought I would share.
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