I'm quite new to binoculars so I'm hoping the far more knowledgeable folks here might chime in on if the new Nikon Monarch 7 8x30 bins I just purchased are totally normal or if I should seek out a replacement (serial number 281XX).
I love the bright/wide/sharp view out, but I do notice some flare. Researching a bit on the forum brought up a number of past threads on potentially unpainted parts with this model that could lead to greater flare than intended. However I have no idea what is normal inside a binocular in terms of painting parts black...are all these parts supposed to be black?
I notice three areas that appear to be unpainted. Looking down the objectives, the first is a white looking circle a few mm wide after some baffles. Further down, the second area shows a bare metal looking ring before the prism. Furthest down almost at the very end of the bins is an unpainted metal plate that appears to form the pupil (it almost looks black in the pics, but it is shiny metal, in my other bins that area is definitely painted black).
I tried to point out the unpainted areas with rudimentary white arrows. I'd love any input you all have since I don't have another copy to compare against and I ultimately have no idea what the internals are actually supposed to look like. Is this copy normal and fine?
I love the bright/wide/sharp view out, but I do notice some flare. Researching a bit on the forum brought up a number of past threads on potentially unpainted parts with this model that could lead to greater flare than intended. However I have no idea what is normal inside a binocular in terms of painting parts black...are all these parts supposed to be black?
I notice three areas that appear to be unpainted. Looking down the objectives, the first is a white looking circle a few mm wide after some baffles. Further down, the second area shows a bare metal looking ring before the prism. Furthest down almost at the very end of the bins is an unpainted metal plate that appears to form the pupil (it almost looks black in the pics, but it is shiny metal, in my other bins that area is definitely painted black).
I tried to point out the unpainted areas with rudimentary white arrows. I'd love any input you all have since I don't have another copy to compare against and I ultimately have no idea what the internals are actually supposed to look like. Is this copy normal and fine?