If you have the budget and want an ED glass binocular you got the Nikon monarch 5. If you are lacking budget you got the diamondback series. Both of them are absolutely beast under 300$. No matter which one you choose you can’t go wrong. The reinforcement with fiberglass makes the body quality almost as durable as aluminum. The construction mechanism gives it a sturdy build while being lightweight.
#NIKON MONARK SCOPE SERIES#
The body of the Nikon monarch series is made out of polycarbonate fiberglass. The body of this binocular is made out of aluminum and has a rubber armor coating around it. The Vortex diamondback has lightweight, sleek and has short hinge design. Vortex comes with a lifetime warranty where Nikon has 20 years+ warranty. If the housing is bad they can’t protect the lens from any kind of damage. Body Constructionĭoesn’t matter if your binocular has the best lens in the world if the housing where your lens support staying is bad. If your budget is tight you know what to choose. But keep in mind both of them absolutely bang for the money. At the time of making this comparison monarch 5 8×42 is around 250$ and the diamondback 8×42 is 160$. Where there are models that are less than 200$. PriceĪll of them fall under the price category of 300$. Extra-low dispersion glasses provide brighter and enhanced images.īoth of their lens quality is excellent don’t get me wrong, but if ED glasses are something that intrigues you then you must go for the monarch 5. While the optical performance is quite similar but Nikon does pull an edge by providing ED (extra-low dispersion) glasses in their lens. The close focus range and speed are better than the monarch 5 in diamondback. If you love to take close focus photos the diamondback takes the victory here. Both of them feature excellent fully multi-coated lenses that give excellent image clarity.Įven if you are an eyeglass user you will be satisfied with the eye relief both of them provide. If we are talking about image clarity both of them goes toe to toe here. Extra magnification never hurts (it does hurt in terms of FOP). Because the 8×42 features a larger exit pupil than the 10×42 making it a better low light performer.īut if you want to use them during the day then you should take any of the 10x models because of the extra zoom. If you want a better lowlight performance you should choose the Vortex diamondback 8×42 instead of diamondback 10×42.
The Nikon monarch 5 gives roughly 110m of a field of view at 1000 yards.The Vortex Diamondback 8×42 model features 131.2 meter of a field of view at 1000 yards.If you want a bigger FOV (Field of View) Vortex diamondback takes the victory there. If the optical performance is not good the viewing experience through the binocular won’t be good. When you are buying a new binocular this is one of the key factors to consider. Also Vortex really highly speaks about their diamondback series. So, we can safely say Vortex also has a good amount of experience in this field. And fun fact about those is they outperform some 500$ scopes. They provided scopes for rifles less than 300$ several times. Vortex is also known for its cheap scopes with a world-class lens and build quality.
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