Nikon 16x, 50 mm

I bought these binoculars as an economically priced pair with a long reach for bird watching. 16x is really the limit for handholding, even in strong light, because of the difficulty in holding them steady. I have used them in bird hides mainly, where I can support them by leaning on the shelf. They do come with a tripod or monopod bush mount and this is adequate. Optically they are very acceptable. No, of course they won't match the premium models, but then the price is way lower than a pair of Swarovski binos. They are reasonably portable and for identifying birds at long range, they do the job very nicely.

Superb optical quality, especially the eyepieces which are very wide and facilitate the wearer of spectacles without getting that remote tunnel vision effect. Excellent value for money. You cannot beat Nikon, but I knew that having previously bought a pair of 12 x 50 ties. I will use them primarily to plane spot civil aircraft from my back garden in Kent, together with the Flightracker app on my IPad. I very much hope that my review has been helpful and an encouragement to your future purchasers. Both pairs are of top quality without having to pay silly prices, Yours sincerely, Bruce Malcolm

Used a couple of times, once to watch a coastal rowing competition and then to view the moon and Jupiter (small dot and 4 small dots for moons).in both ircumstances worked very well, Although I did use a monopod. They are slightly heavy but not overly so and build quality seems excellent .good clear images

Arrived on time in the original Nikon box, which was ripped.Not bubble wrapped. There were use marks on the body and smudges on the lenses, there also appears to be a collimation issue as I find it impossible to get a clear image from both eyepieces, the overall image is somewhat "cloudy" I imagine these were a return item and original owner was not happy either,very dissatisfied after paying 233 euros for a supposedly quality item from Nikon, will more than likely return for refund,or an exchange for similar pair in the hope this was a one off. Update 28/6/2022 Received replacement pair from Amazon in sealed factory box, very happy with this pair,solidly built and fantastic clear views. Ty Amazon, original pair are on their way back!

When these binoculars arrived I was quiet excited. Everything was good, the look, the feel and I suppose they are very good binoculars. The only disappointing thing, for me, was that the object I was looking at was no nearer than my 30yr old 10x50 Carl Ziess binoculars. I was expecting the object to be closer for a 16x50. Hence the disappointment. Other than that a very good and clear image.