Click here if you are having trouble logging into the forums Cloudy Nights - Official Forums of the 2009 International Year of Astronomy Privacy Policy | Please read our Terms of Service | Signup and Troubleshooting FAQ | Problems? PM a Red or a Green Gu.... uh, User   You are not logged in. [Login] Entrance · Main Index · Search · New user · Who's Online FAQ · Calendar Equipment Discussions >> Binoculars Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Pages: 1 mooreorless Carpal Tunnel Reged: 07/05/05 Posts: 1509 Loc: Cornpropst Mills,Huntingdon,Pa Review of Nikon 10x42 EDG binocular       #2403393 - 05/18/08 09:41 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   There is not much information about Nikon's new EDG binocular. My "American Hunter" magazine had a review in it and I found this on their site. http://www.nrapublications.org/tah/Nikon1042.asp I did sent this to some on this site, but thought it would be better to do this.:-) -------------------- Regards,Steve M "the eights are better" Jim Carmichel of Outdoor Life magazine Post Extras:       Rich N Post Laureate Reged: 09/22/04 Posts: 5274 Loc: San Francisco Bay Area, Calif... Re: Review of Nikon 10x42 EDG binocular [Re: mooreorless]       #2403448 - 05/18/08 10:28 AM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Thanks Steve! I want to take my Zeiss 10x42 FL to the local camera shop that sells Nikon binoculars and do a little side by side comparison. Post Extras:       Mr Onions Totally Awesome Reged: 04/14/07 Posts: 3027 Re: Review of Nikon 10x42 EDG binocular [Re: Rich N]       #2403660 - 05/18/08 12:42 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Yes,thanks for putting that link up,Steve. -------------------- Barchester Onions. Say after me three times, Tinged & Spume Tinged & Spume Tinged & Spume. Post Extras:       ngc6475 Fearless Spectator Reged: 03/02/02 Posts: 4790 Loc: Northern Sierra Foothills Re: Review of Nikon 10x42 EDG binocular [Re: Mr Onions]       #2403695 - 05/18/08 12:59 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   It's an interesting report on the mysterious EDG, but it leaves me wanting to know more about it. Thanks for posting the article, Steve! If you get a chance to do any investigating work on the EDG, Rich, any info you can post would be welcome, indeed! -------------------- Walter "Always do right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest." -Mark Twain Post Extras:       brocknroller Carpal Tunnel Reged: 10/16/03 Posts: 1506 Loc: Liberal, Kansas Re: Review of Nikon 10x42 EDG binocular [Re: ngc6475]       #2403737 - 05/18/08 01:30 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Steve, Thanks for that exciting info. The Nikon EDG is the Nikon/EL amalgam I have been waiting for. I suggested the design to a Nikon rep I talked with last year while discussing my difficulty in holding closed bridged roofs. You know what my first question is going to be... do the full-sized EDG models have barrel distortion like the full- sized LXs or did Nikon "reinvent the wheel" rather than simply add an ED element to the LX optics? Nikon also offers 8x42, 7x42, 8x32, and 10x32 models. The 7x42 has a wider FOV than the 8x42 but same AFOV, and since roofs give an apparent image a size or two larger than comparable power porros for my eyes, i'm not likely to notice the smaller image scale, and the greater stability might be worth the trade off in magnification. http://www.eagleoptics.com/index.asp?pid=5234 Now the only question is finding the investment capital for an $1,800 binocular. I heard a rumor that Jimmy Carter is starting a new philantrophy group called "Binoculars for Humanity." :-) Brock -------------------- Professor Marvel (Oscar Zoroaster Diggs) "OZ" **************************************** Dorothy's House/Land of Oz http://www.liberal.net/info/events/oz.html ######################################### "First of all, I don't see America having problems." --George W. Bush, during an interview at the Olympics, Beijing, China, Aug. 10, 2008 Post Extras:       Pepin The Short member Reged: 11/24/06 Posts: 31 Loc: Wroclaw, Poland Re: Review of Nikon 10x42 EDG binocular [Re: brocknroller]       #2403913 - 05/18/08 03:00 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Looks very similar to Bushnell Elite. Post Extras:       KennyJ Reged: 04/27/03 Posts: 10029 Loc: Lancashire UK Re: Review of Nikon 10x42 EDG binocular [Re: Pepin The Short]       #2404002 - 05/18/08 03:51 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Steve , Thanks once Moore for this alert . Brock -- according to BBC Ceefax , your PC is broken , so it was a nice surprise to see you posting here . I notice that at Eagle Optics , although currently out of stock , the 8 x 42 would cost $100 more than the 10 x 42 . I wonder , is this because the eights are better ? -------------------- Two eyes and a preference to use both Zeiss 7 x 42 BGAT Captain's Helmsman 7 x 50 Nikon 10 x 42 Superior E Swift Audubon Kestrel 10 x 50 Helios 15 x 70 Observation Strathspey 20 x 90 Televue 76 APO Zeiss 85 Diascope Helios 102 f5 refractor Various eyepieces barlows tripods mounts etc. Panasonic Lumix DMC - TZ5 digital camera Post Extras:       pcad Pooh-Bah Reged: 01/17/05 Posts: 1462 Loc: Connecticut Re: Review of Nikon 10x42 EDG binocular [Re: KennyJ]       #2404248 - 05/18/08 05:50 PM Edit   Reply   Quote Quick Reply   Steve, thanks for posting the link to that report. Sounds like a nice product. Brock, nice to have you back! Peter -------------------- Peter Telescopes 25 - 318 mm Binoculars 15 - 88 mm Microscope 50x - 1000x Post Extras:       Pages: 1 Previous   Index   Next   Threaded   Extra information 14 registered and 21 anonymous users are browsing this forum. 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