Nikon Action EX 16x50CF Fernglas

Excellent

Ero molto confuso data la vastità dell' offerta di questa tipologia di prodotti: si parte dai 50€ ad arrivare a migliaia di €, inoltre, non avendo una conoscenza approfondita dell' argomento (conosco bene i telescopi ma non i binocoli) era davvero difficile scegliere. Il limite di spesa non era un problema ma, allo stesso tempo, sarebbe stato un peccato spendere moltissimo per l'uso saltuario che ne faccio io. Premetto che ho deciso di tenerlo in barca (lo sò, non è galleggiante, ma almeno è impermeabile). Cosa dire: il 16x50, per il mio uso, forse è un ingrandimento eccessivo, ma volevo provare (e non sono rimasto deluso), si vedono davvero molti dettagli che con altri binocoli mi sognavo, certo balla un pochetto: bisogna avere le mani fermissime od appoggiarsi a qualcosa (ancora meglio un treppiede...ma in barca è escluso). Generalmente lo uso per verificare l'approdo dei miei amici nei posti convenuti, pochi secondi e, se li vedo, faccio rotta li. Ogni tanto un occhiata alla costa a vedere cosa succede..tutto li. Per il mio umile giudizio il binocolo sembra ben fatto, si vede bene, ottima custodia (anche se mancante di tracolla). I tappi degli oculari anteriori, invece, sono a rischio caduta e smarrimento, per cui mi rivolgerò ad un prodotto after market (non appena sarò sicuro delle misure). Per ora 5 stelle senza se e senza ma.

I like these binoculars very much. I have used them mostly for astronomical viewing since they arrived. Chromatic aberration is, to my eye, quite small. Some of the other reviews seemed to be complaining about it, so perhaps with the relatively inexpensive price point of these glasses, one loses consistency in the quality control process (kind of hard to believe for a Japanese optics company). The eyecups for the binos are attached, and the depth to the surface of the eyepiece is adjustable by turning the eyecup. This was weird for me at first, but now I like it. I thought there were problems with collimation, because I could not get images to align. Then I realized that one eyecup was at the maximum distance from the eyepiece, and the other was at minimum. The eyecups can get out of sync easily, and now it is a habitual practice to make sure they are properly adjusted before looking through the eyepieces. Light transmission is really good, and if you like to look at the crescent moon on a clear night, you will like the magnification and detail that these will bring out. The Pleiades cluster fits into the field of view, and if you are far enough away from sodium and mercury lamps and seeing is good, you might even make out some of the fainter aspects. The Orion nebula is clearly visible, even on light polluted and moonlit nights, and on darker nights Andromeda can be seen. I was able to make out the rings on Saturn, but that was only because I knew I was looking at Saturn. Saturn is clearly Saturn through a pair of 25x100 StarMaster binos, and you can actually resolve Saturn into a disk with these 16x50s, but it is a very tiny disk with a very barely visible protrusion on each side (that's the rings). I have a love-hate relationship with the tripod adapter that came with the binos. If you use a video pan head, which is - in my opinion of course - the best way to do binocular stargazing, the adapter places the binos very close to the mount surface of the pan head, and you may not be able to bring the optical tubes into alignment with your pupils. Using a smaller head for the tripod alleviates this problem, but there would be NO problems if the adapter placed the binos 1 or 2 cm higher. On the other hand, the adapter secures these binoculars, and all of the other tripod adaptable binos I have, excellently, and they don't move once secured. For the price, these binos are top-notch. Maybe I just lucked out and got a great pair, but judging by the number of 5 star reviews already here, I would say you don't have to be that lucky.

Die Fernglasreihe Action EX von Nikon ist wirklich gut. POSITIV Sehr scharfes, helles Bild. Gute Ergonomie. Guter Qualitätseindruck, gute Haptik. Angenehmes Anfassgefühl. Die herausdrehbaren Augenmuscheln sind genial. Die Einstellung der Dioptrin ist gut gelöst. Sehr gutes Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis. NEUTRAL Mitteltrieb für die Scharfeinstellung geht aus meiner individuellen Sicht etwas schwer. Ich habe das Nikon Action EX 12 x 50, da läuft er wesentlich geschmeidiger. NEGATIV Also die Fummelei mit dem Anbringen des Tragegurtes könnte man mit Sicherheit besser lösen. Da haben sich die Nikon-Leute keine großen Gedanken gemacht - und auch keine Verbesserungen durchgeführt, trotz jahrelanger, gleichlautender und berechtigter Kritik. Die vorderen Linsenschutzdeckel sind auch nicht der letzte Schrei. Wenn man sie nicht fest genug hineindrückt, fallen sie ab. Drücke ich sie fest hinein, habe ich das Gefühl, ich mache die Linsen kaputt. NICHT VERSTEHEN KANN ICH DIE *- und **-Sterne-Bewertungen. Einer kann nicht richtig reingucken, obwohl die Linsen sehr groß sind und wie dafür geschaffen. Und ein Anderer beklagt, dass das Bild wackelig ist und er bei dieser Vergrößerung ein Stativ braucht. Das weiß man eigentlich, bevor man das Fernglas in dieser Vergrößerung bestellt. In der Summe bekommt dieses exzellente Fernglas trotz der kleinen Nachlässigkeiten, die sich Nikon leistet, *****.

The Nikon 16x50 is a superb high magnification, robust and simple to use pair of binoculars. True value for money.

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