Nikon Monarch 6?? (1 Viewer)

[DSherter]

Hi all - I'm on the hunt for a decent pair of bins which won't require me to commit a crime (against Nature or otherwise) to get - seeing two pairs of Monarch 8x42 on ebay but series # 6 and 6.3 respectively - can find no reference to the 6 models anywhere else on the entire internet - any thoughts? Is someone preying on my delicate bird-hunger sensibilities? Thanks! https://www.ebay.com/itm/Nikon-Mona...422467?hash=item265c3f7f43:g:PUEAAOSwOEZgTD6B

 

[yarrellii]

Hi. The binoculars on sale in the provided link are a Monarch 5 8x42 (AFAIK, there's Monarch series 5, 7 and HG, but no 6). The 6,3⁰ figure is the field of view in degrees, a little narrow for a 8x42, and probably the weakest point in those otherwise nice binoculars

 

[KC Foggin]

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[DSherter]

Hi. The binoculars on sale in the provided link are a Monarch 5 8x42 (AFAIK, there's Monarch series 5, 7 and HG, but no 6). The 6,3⁰ figure is the field of view in degrees, a little narrow for a 8x42, and probably the weakest point in those otherwise nice binoculars

Thank you very much for chiming in - due to concern about fakes I decided to pauperize myself a tiny bit and got a pair advertised as a 5 from a more practiced seller - thank you for the insight!

 

[DSherter]

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