Nikon - ACULON A211 8x42 Binoculars - Black

Very good binoculars for bird viewing and other nature wonders. i am very pleased with them and recommend them for your viewing pleasure.

Perfect to watch the hawks that hang out in our neighbor’s tree. They have great focus and zoom power.

Love the build quality. Enjoyed the clear visuals and ease of use.

Its good for fun. Not a great magnification. Probably okay for hobby but not for serious distance. Eyes hurt becuase of ikage movmenent if its not stablized

I know a little about optics and I found this binocular, the Nikon - Aculon A211 8x42, to have some very nice characteristics for a product in its price class. First, the color fidelity of the view is extraordinary. The view is bright and colors are very natural. It's difficult to explain but easy to see. Also, I see little if any chromatic aberration (the purple glow of a bright object in a high contrast view). For optics not using expensive Extra-low Dispersion glass elements, this is extraordinary. I believe the special aspheric lens element in the eyepieces corrects this problem. Views are very sharp and the 8x magnification is easier to keep steady than higher values. On the downside, the very edge of the field is slightly defocused from the center, but unless you look for it, it isn't troublesome. Also, looking at a very bright object such as the moon against a very dark background, the image is clean and sharp, but there are some internal reflections apparent. I feel the pluses far outweigh the minuses and I have to give this bino a 5-star. To get a perfect glass you can spend $500, $1,000 and much more. For much, much less, the Nikon A211 is a very pleasing visual experience.

Little pricey to buy but once you feel the quality and use it often to magnify and appreciate far objects, you’ll forgive Nikon for the price tag. I recently started using it to watch celestial objects (moon, constellations, stars....) and I am thrilled. Except for the shaking that comes naturally from our own body, it did a great job magnifying the faaaaar away objects. The moon looked spectacular. Of course, you can look at the images online but once it was through just the binoculars, I felt like a child again. I wish I had a tripod for it.

Absolutely love these binoculars. Only thing though wish the case had a strap to carry on my shoulder.

Best binoculars I have ever owned.Best binoculars I’ve ever owned. I’ve had binoculars before, but these are above and beyond. I can actually see through these and adjust them. Our glasses come and I can actually see through these without my glasses very clearly. Love them.