Product Details

Accessories

Bushnell 78-4405 Car Window Mount

Price: $27.21

Nikon Binoc-U-Mount Universal Tripod Adapter

Price: $32.89

Nikon Optics Maintenance Kit

Price: $11.48

Nikon Action 12x50 Reviews

Really not suitable for short-sighted people
by Pikkidok , 2010-03-15

If you have significant myopia (short-sightedness) on your LEFT eye, this binocular is not for you! I am disappointed with Nikon that they made an equipment without compensating for such users. I don't think it cost much to make the lens go a bit further in by 2-3mm.

If you focus on infinity (let say a distant object, moon or stars) the focus knob won't go any further to compensate any short sightedness. They have a diopter adjustment on the right eye, so you can get a sharp view with your right eye but since you cannot adjust the left, blur views with your left.

You are forced to wear your glasses to use this equipment which then makes it totally unsuitable for scanning the night sky since you do not want any gap to allow nearby light pollution to get in.

There is nothing wrong with the optics otherwise. It is a pity that a good pair of binoculars cannot be enjoyed to the full by people without 20/20 vision. There are some Chinese brands that can focus better than this. I rather have sharp focus with slightly inferior lens than top notch lens that cannot focus.

I guess that I have only myself to blame for not having 20/20 vision and assuming that Nikon would have thought about compensating for people like me...

Great set of binocs for the price
by R. Stoffel from Indianapolis, IN. USA, 2010-02-25

Bought these in anticipation of watching a space shuttle launch, and they did not disappoint. Positives are great optics and excellent light gathering capabilities. Negatives are that they are fairly large and heavy. But if you're looking for a great value on a 10X50 set of binoculars, unless you need something that's waterproof, you need look no further.

Nikon Action 16x50 Binoculars
by Todd M. Peterson , 2009-12-28

For the price these are pretty decent binoculars. The glass is clear and focusing is good. Overall I am real happy with the purchase.

Great pair of binoculars if they meet your needs
by Derek Beresdivin , 2009-12-20

I think they're a really great pair of binoculars, for me they were the optimal specs. The 10 times magnification allowed a closeup on far away birds and even a good view of the moon, but not such a high magnification that makes it hard to find things in the sky. For my use I didn't need water proof or fog proof lenses so get the Extreme line if that's what you want, but these are great general-purpose binoculars. The lenses are also high quality. The weight is a little heavy, but first of all that's what you get for having 50 mm diameter lenses, plus we knew that going into it for a better image. Obviously they wouldn't make the best field binoculars (though you can use them for that if you wanted to), but for my own purposes I couldn't imagine a better pair at a better price, so overall I'm extremely satisfied. I recommend doing research into the kind of binoculars you need depending on your use before choosing, but if it matches the capacity of this bad boy, then I wholeheartedly recommend it.

awesome performance for an awesome price
by Faruk Hurer from Vermont, 2009-12-07

awesome performance for an awesome price - cant say much more other than that i am very please and use it all the time. Cant imagine paying $500 and seeing better than this product offers.

Customers who were interested in the Nikon Action 12x50 also bought:

Nikon 6121 Prostaff Bino Harness

Price: $17.71

Nikon Binocular Tripod Adapter (Action and Marine Series)

Price: $13.53