Nikon Monarch 5 vs Swarovski NL Pure

It's a personal thing for me about the 8.2 ft close focus distance. Caps are a minor, physical problem with the binocular accessories! Bino's themselves are worth every penny!

Extremely ergonomic - they just fit and feel great in your hands. Field of view is fantastic - I don't think I'm missing anything by stepping up to 12 power over my previous 10X Nikons.

I'm an avid outdoorsman and have been wanting to get into bird watching, hunting, and just general exploring/tracking of animals. I have never had a good set of binos but have had a couple of \~$30 ones. My dad knew I was looking to get a good pair and he did a bunch of research which landed him on the Monarch 5.

is possibly the best general-purpose bin ever made.

Viewing the Orion region with either binocular is an inspiring experience, but more so with the Bushnell’s larger FOV. Image brightness of the Nikon and the Bushnell, as judged by the ability to see faint stars in the Orion region, is the same. Unless the Nikon name, lower weight, compactness and close focus are over-riding considerations, the Bushnell, at 30% of the prize of the Nikon, is the much better deal.

Pros: These are the best binoculars I have ever looked through in terms of clarity, brightness, field of view, and chromatic aberration. The field of view of my 12x NL Pure binoculars is wider than that of my 10x Vortex binoculars. The chromatic aberration is very well controlled by the NL Pure optics and the only optical system I’ve used that does better is my Kowa Prominar scope that uses a pure fluorite objective lens. Also, the optics in the left and right barrels are perfectly collimated so that there is no discernible doubling of the subject and eye strain is very low - something that I cannot say for any of the Vortex binoculars I have owned

It's especially important for short sighted people like myself because our eyeglasses add an additional optical element to the system, considerably extending its length (an alternative is to remove the glasses, but it is less convenient and one loses correction for astigmatism). I found this pair's eye relief more than sufficient for my prescription (which is close to -4.5). Lengthy viewing does not cause any eye strain

I had purchased a pair of Maven 9x42 binocs which were excellent; however, I subsequently convinced myself that I wanted and could afford the best-in-class, so I returned the Mavens for the Swaro 10x42 NL Pure and I am not looking back. The clarity, detail, color spectrum, weight/balance, field-of-view, and ergonomics, especially including the optional forehead rest, are unsurpassed. One bonus was the 18mm eye relief. Due to my facial construction (deep set eyes?), I need the full eyecap extension to enable comfortable viewing