( 18 reviews )
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Posted: Jun 28 2009
I bought the Nikon Travelite 8x25s to take to the race track. I have full size binoculars but they can wear you down at the end of the day. i have found these to be exceptional for my intended purpose. There is some half moon flare in certain positions, but since the sun is behind me at the track, it's not a problem there and hasn't proven to be a deal breaker for me in general use. However, it's there in some situations and might bother others more than me. Even though these are not night glasses (with the 25 front element), I've found them useful in dim situations, more so than I expected.
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( 1 of 1 found this review helpful ) Posted: Dec 2 2008
Introduction: I already own Nikon Action 8 x 40 Binoculars that work really well and are in the same price range as these Travelite binoculars. BUT! The Action 8 x 40's are way too big and way too heavy and I found myself not carrying them outside the house much. I needed a smaller, lighter pair to travel with that could fit in my pockets. So I went to several different stores and tried a lot of different smaller lower weight binoculars some costing almost $1,000. But I kept coming back to these Nikon Travelite's and so went home and ordered them from Amazon.com for the best price and no taxes. Review: Here's what I love about these binoculars: I love the way they fit in my hands like a natural extension of my body. I love the way without glasses my eyes sit inside the cups shielding them from external light I love the way I can still see pretty good even with my glasses on I love the way they resolve detail with great contrast, colors and sharpness I love the way I can hold them up for hours to my eyes looking for birds without straining my back and arms. I love the way with several different binoculars present people always want to borrow these. I love the way the focus adjustment wheel fits my hand and works perfectly I love the way they are small enough to fit into my pockets but large enough to work. I love the precision high quality feel you would expect on a much more expensive pair of binoculars And of course I love the price. Regrets: They aren't waterproof / resistant. Cheap eyepiece caps are too easy to lose and no end caps Verdict: Buy them you will probably love them and if you don't someone you know will! In the end binoculars are a highly individual thing and you should go to an actual store and try out as many different ones as possible before going home and then ordering from Amazon.com. That's what I did and that's why I bought these Nikon Travelite 8 x 25 binoculars. If you want something in the same price range but even brighter, bigger and heavier try the Nikon Action 8 x 40 Binoculars 02-08-2008 Update: Still loving these binoculars, have lost one eye piece cover now but other then that no problems even after letting lots of other people borrow them including kids.
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Posted: Dec 2 2008
Introduction: I already own Nikon Action 8 x 40 Binoculars that work really well and are in the same price range as these Travelite binoculars. BUT! The Action 8 x 40's are way too big and way too heavy and I found myself not carrying them outside the house much. I needed a smaller, lighter pair to travel with that could fit in my pockets. So I went to several different stores and tried a lot of different smaller lower weight binoculars some costing almost $1,000. But I kept coming back to these Nikon Travelite's and so went home and ordered them from Amazon.com for the best price and no taxes. Review: Here's what I love about these binoculars: I love the way they fit in my hands like a natural extension of my body. I love the way without glasses my eyes sit inside the cups shielding them from external light I love the way I can still see pretty good even with my glasses on I love the way they resolve detail with great contrast, colors and sharpness I love the way I can hold them up for hours to my eyes looking for birds without straining my back and arms. I love the way with several different binoculars present people always want to borrow these. I love the way the focus adjustment wheel fits my hand and works perfectly I love the way they are small enough to fit into my pockets but large enough to work. I love the precision high quality feel you would expect on a much more expensive pair of binoculars And of course I love the price. Regrets: They aren't waterproof / resistant. Cheap eyepiece caps and no end caps Verdict: Buy them you will probably love them and if you don't someone you know will! In the end binoculars are a highly individual thing and you should go to an actual store and try out as many different ones as possible before going home and then ordering from Amazon.com. That's what I did and that's why I bought these Nikon Travelite 8 x 25 binoculars. If you want something in the same price range but even brighter, bigger and heavier try the Nikon Action 8 x 40 Binoculars
