Nikon 12x25 Travelite Binoculars - Porro

These binoculars were nice and compact and had good optics. However, the amount you could see out of them was very small. A different pair fixed that.

I bought one pair of these from Amazon in Used condition but the prism in one eye piece wasn't properly aligned. I see this problem has been mentioned in other reviews. I was able to return them with no trouble and bought a pair in NEW condition. This time everything was perfect. Very nice and sharp. I have a trip to Costa Rica coming up so I wanted a pair that allowed me to look at things in a forest. So up at the top of a tree, not on mars. These are 12-25. The 12 is the magnification and 12X is just fine for what I need. If you get too much magnification you will find the image is hard to keep stable and you are so zoomed in it's hard to actually find what you are looking for. I also need something water proof, light and something that works well in low light situations. The 25 in the title is the size of the lens. Bigger means they let in more light. Bigger lenses are nice but add to the size and weight. I hate to suggest "showrooming" but you might want to pop down to an REI and what fits in your hands, what kind of weight you want, etc. It's tough to pick binoculars on the internet. But if you do decide on a small travel pair, these are the guys you want.

I just bought my third pair of the 12x Nikon travel lite binoculars. Not too much magnification, but all I need. The optics are clear and the overall package is light weight. So easy to carry I don't even own another binocular. I love these binoculars and so does my wife.

Love 'em for athletic events. Other brand pair of binoculars were misplaced. Went back to Nikon; superior to the other brand I tried, IMO. *NOT* disappointed; lightweight, (almost) pocket size, good quality. They were quite a bit more $$$ but I'm more than satisfied. I'm just going to be more careful, keeping track of them.

(Update) After using these on about 10 hunts the grip on the out side of the binoculars fell off. I guess it is just glued on there however I can't find it to glue back on. This is not impeding the use much at all but just a flaw as I haven't used these much yet and was sad to see I lost it somehow. I traded up from the big bulky binoculars to these and I will never go back! Lightweight but even more important crystal clear and great quality!