EnjoyTheView
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Nikon SE 10x42 - First Views
Took the first views out my backdoor with my new-to-me legendary Nikon 10x42 SE.
These are a nice binocular for sure. They seem VERY sharp, and the colors fairly natural (no specific color tests yet).
With the some what narrow 6deg FOV, the magnification looks ok and I'm not seeing any immediate geometric perspective skews.
They lose out still to my Canon 10x42 in terms of brightness and color saturation, but I'll check the details on the colors a bit more later.
I managed to roll the eye-cups just the right amount so they work well with my glasses. All the way down was a but too much, fully extended the FOV was restricted.
Focus seemed nice, the diopter was pretty stiff, but loosened up a bit with some twisting. Hopefully they won't need much twisting one I get it dialed in precisely.
Really prefer the view of these compared to the E-II 8x30.
Handling is very nice, the armor has a nice feel and the size is really nice for a 10x42 design.
I'd say so far (and that's only 5min of viewing) they live up to their reputation. However if you own something like the 10x42 EDG then I suspect you don't need to worry about tracking these down. If after some time they start appearing on ebay at reasonable prices though then these definitely would be worth consideration depending on what else is available at the time.
Took the first views out my backdoor with my new-to-me legendary Nikon 10x42 SE.
These are a nice binocular for sure. They seem VERY sharp, and the colors fairly natural (no specific color tests yet).
With the some what narrow 6deg FOV, the magnification looks ok and I'm not seeing any immediate geometric perspective skews.
They lose out still to my Canon 10x42 in terms of brightness and color saturation, but I'll check the details on the colors a bit more later.
I managed to roll the eye-cups just the right amount so they work well with my glasses. All the way down was a but too much, fully extended the FOV was restricted.
Focus seemed nice, the diopter was pretty stiff, but loosened up a bit with some twisting. Hopefully they won't need much twisting one I get it dialed in precisely.
Really prefer the view of these compared to the E-II 8x30.
Handling is very nice, the armor has a nice feel and the size is really nice for a 10x42 design.
I'd say so far (and that's only 5min of viewing) they live up to their reputation. However if you own something like the 10x42 EDG then I suspect you don't need to worry about tracking these down. If after some time they start appearing on ebay at reasonable prices though then these definitely would be worth consideration depending on what else is available at the time.