SHould I get a Pentax Binoculars or a Nikon pair?

Thursday, January 15th, 2009 at 7:49 am

Dace asked:

I was looking for binoculars, and I found two pairs in my budget range (around $125), the Nikon Binoculars Action Extreme 8x40 for $121, and the Pentax Binoculars PCF WP II 8X40 for $149, so which one is better?

Reply:

The Nikon has a wider field of view than the Pentax, but the Pentax has a longer eye relief. If you wear glasses, the Pentax will do better for you. Otherwise the Nikon would seem to be the winner because of the price.

My concern is that neither of these have Fully Multi Coated lenses. The Nikon is only Multi Coated, the Pentax has no info on coating type. Fully Multi Coated (FMC) lenses will give you Viagra buy the brightest images.