Nikon Monarch ATB Realtree 10x42

Good Product. Not cheap, but not going to drain the bank account either. Lightweight and not noticeable when you are wearing them. Make sure to keep the warranty card and the recipt should you need to send them in for repairs.

These binoculars are light, compact; They are crisp and clear and have the adjustable eyecups for those of you wearing glasses; The price was right, they were not cheap, but they aren't $1800 either.

Couple of things I have had problems with; I may be a little rough on my equiptment, but it gets used a lot; I have had issues with the twist out eyecups; If they get dirty, or knocked around a little bit, they stuck either up or down, and had a slight angle to them.

Light and bright

These binoculars are light to wear and give a good bright image. The eye cups screw out to allow adjustment for spectacle wearers and there is diopter correction. Focus is quick and easy to use. Image is pretty good with very slight colour fringing. For the money pretty good.

Not dependable

These binoculars are not waterproof. I used them for 2 months (they have a warranty of 25 years, one would think 2 months would not be a problem) and they started getting foggy inside of the lens.

cheap

Not waterproof; not great optics; not as cheap as they should be

In October, 1996, I purchased a pair of Nikon 10X42 Superior "E" porro-prism binoculars. Although I got them through Le Naturaliste in Quebec, they actually came direct from Nikon in Toronto, since Le Naturalist does not stock them.