Richard, I’m interested to hear your opinion of the image quality of the
Monarchs vs the Swarovskis. I assume the latter are better, but by how much?
Peter Shute
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> On 13 Dec 2017, at 11:25 pm, Richard Nowotny <>
> wrote:
>
> Birding Aussers
>
> I recently purchased a pair of Nikon 8x30 Monarch 7 binos - as recommended
> by Don (in a generous private email exchange a few months ago).
>
> They were bought as a back-up to my Swarovski 10x42s, as a pair I can loan
> to friends/visitors, and as a smaller, lighter option to take on trips which
> are not dedicated birding trips but where some incidental birding may be
> possible (eg a golfing trip).
>
> I have found them to be everything Don claims for them. Light (almost
> exactly half the weight of my Swaros), easy to pack, excellent optics (with
> a surprisingly bright image), good field of view, robust, comfortable to
> use. I am extremely happy with them for all the purposes I had hoped for.
>
> No reservations (so far at least).
>
> Richard Nowotny
>
> Port Melbourne
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Birding-Aus On Behalf Of
> Donald G. Kimball
> Sent: Wednesday, 13 December 2017 5:37 PM
> To: calyptorhynchus .
> Cc: Canberra Birds;
> Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Minox binoculars, declining quality
>
>
>
> Hi Folks:
>
> I actually sell binoculars (and other birding related products) for a living
> at a shop called Wild Birds Unlimited in Novato, California. As I have
> mentioned on here before we LITERALLY sell over 100 pairs of binoculars each
> year. One of the big winners is actually from Nikon.
>
> Their Monarch 7 line is outstanding. Priced at around $400 U.S. They offer
> Japanese made glass and great bodies. They also come with a lifetime
> warranty. What I have noted is that for the 7.5 years we have been selling
> them its very very rare for any of them to come back to us needing repair.
>
> That plus the optics for the money are absolutely excellent. Bearing in
> mind also that if they are stolen one is not out a huge sum of money. I
> really enjoy working with customers each day trying to marry their budget
> and eyesight to whats best for them. Hope this helps a bit.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Don Kimball
>
>
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> On Mon, Dec 11, 2017 at 11:34 PM, calyptorhynchus . <
> <> > wrote:
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>
>> I am a great believer in budget optics because I think it's possible
>
>> to get a good quality image from binoculars without paying too much,
>
>> and it would be heart-breaking to have binoculars worth $1000s
> stolen/lost/damaged.
>
>>
>
>> I had a pair of Minox 10 x 44 binoculars I was very happy with, they
>
>> got a problem and Minox replaced them. They got another problem and
>
>> this time they were out of warranty, but Minox said to me I could have
>
>> a pair of the successor model (BV 10 x 44) at a wholesale price, so I
>
>> took them up on this.
>
>>
>
>> However, when they arrived I found the optics were markedly inferior
>
>> to my old Minox binoculars. I couldn't get a sharp image, and I guess
>
>> that Minox has been cutting corners with lens quality &c. So I am
>
>> having to return them.
>
>>
>
>> I'll have to cross Minox off my list of quality budget optics.
>
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