Product Description

Nikon Inc. has introduced an upgrade of the popular Travelite binocular series, popular with hikers, birders and outdoors enthusiasts.The new Travelite V series binoculars incorporate several new features designed to make them more user friendly while enhancing optical performance. Nikon Travelite V binoculars utilize precision ground, multicoated optics, and high index BaK4 prisms for true color rendition, maximum sharpness and enhanced light transmission. The new binoculars use aspherical eyepiece lenses which provide a very flat viewing field and offer markedly improved edge-to-edge sharpness over many conventional lenses. A new, ergonomically contoured, carbon-fiber body makes the Travelite V easy to use for long viewing sessions without physical fatigue. The lightweight body encases a rugged all-metal chassis and is covered with a durable black rubber armor that provides added shock resistance and a positive grip in slippery conditions.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2380 in Camera & Photo
• Brand: Nikon
• Model: 7470
• Dimensions: .56 pounds

Features

• Advanced ergonomics
• Quick central focusing
• Compact rubber coated design for easy grip
• Multicoated optics
• BaK4 high index prisms

From the Manufacturer
Nikon has introduced an upgrade of the successful Travelite binocular series, popular with hikers, birders, and nature enthusiasts. The new Travelite V series binoculars incorporate several new features designed to make them more user friendly while enhancing optical performance. Each model in the Travelite series has 25mm objective lenses for maximum light gathering. Close focus distance is under 14 feet for all models. The field-of-view range is 294 feet for this 8x25 model.

Nikon Travelite V binoculars utilize precision ground, multicoated optics, and high-index BaK4 prisms for true color rendition, maximum sharpness, and enhanced light transmission. They also use aspherical eyepiece lenses that provide a very flat viewing field and offer markedly improved edge-to-edge sharpness over many conventional lenses.

A new, ergonomically contoured, carbon-fiber body makes the Travelite V easy to use for long viewing sessions without physical fatigue. The lightweight body encases a rugged all-metal chassis and is covered with a durable black rubber armor that provides added shock resistance and a positive grip in slippery conditions. It also features large, conveniently located central focus knobs and clicking diopters.

Customer Reviews

Excellent product!
Nikon truly makes excellent lenses for binoculars. The 8x25 is superb for bird-watching, concerts and vacation travel. The quality is extremely clear and they are very lightweight and compact. Really durable and high quality feel in your hands. Superb for eyeglass wearers. I tried the 10x25 and found the magnification too strong. The 8x25 makes bird-watching easier due to wider panoramic view. The 9x25 is also great and magnification is really the buyer's choice.

Nikon Binoculars
We use our binoculars for the Metropolitan Opera and New York Philharmonic. For both, we usually sit in the highest levels. Thus, binoculars are needed for better views. We are on our fourth pair; in every case, hard falls were the wreckers. We selected this Nikon mainly on the basis of comparative reviews on Amazon.com and were led properly. Good prior experience with Nikon and its reputatiion were also factors. The binoculars are easy to use and magnify well. The actual supplier was one with whom I had previously dealt directly and found reliable. This was true with this transaction.

Way too easy to damage
I purchased these binoculars in April (it's now June) and used them for a couple of hours maybe 3 or 4 times. As I was packing to go on a hike, they fell 3 feet off of my bed onto a carpet while they were still in their case and ended up out of alignment! I've dropped my other lightweight binoculars when they were out of their case onto much harder surfaces and never had this happen. I sent them back to Nikon under warranty and they're now charging me $20 to repair them plus shipping.

Although the lenses are wonderful, I don't think these are tough enough to use out in the field. Or else I got a real lemon and Nikon won't acknowledge that. Either way, I'm done with Nikon.