Nikon

Nikon is another of the well established brand names for optical equipments that came out of Japan, manufacturing perhaps the most comprehensive line of sports, outdoors, commercial and military optics. These would include telescopes, microscopes, rifle scopes, spotting scopes, laser rangefinders, and field imaging systems.

With several accolades and awards as proof, it’s been long attributed that Nikon’s product excellence is due to the fact that Nikon may be the only leading optical equipment manufacturer all throughout the world that exclusively controls every manufacturing plants, manufacturing every piece in its glass making business. Such that from the basic silicon phase, to the blowing, shaping and contouring, to the final coatings and fittings, Nikon oversees each and every phase of its lens. If that doesn’t boast of a fully administered quality control, no other procedure does. And if that, also as consequence, didn’t lower the price tag that you can get high quality Nikon binoculars as low as $60, no other cost control system does.

Being the oldest in the world in binocular manufacturing sure has its benefits; that means several decades of head start in binocular technology. Nikon can trace its roots back to 1917, when it was under the brand name Nippon. Among its first binocular issues was the 4x or 6x Mikron, the 6x15 Atom and the 8x24 Bright. During this time, these Nippon/ Nikon binoculars are well received (though of course such specs mean nothing today) that Nippon survived to progress and release binoculars that got even better on every release. In 1932 Nippon/ Nikon released among the few of the world’s first large binoculars, heavy duty Binocular Telescope that have magnification power in par with today’s standards, at 22.5x / 30x.

In 1959, with the release of several models of 7x35A, 8x30A, and 9x35A the company changed its brand name to Nikon. In the year 1989, one of Nikon’s binoculars, the Venturer II 8x23 became a “best buy” for the international market, followed shortly by two years with the Nikon 8x30E CF WF. The next year, another Nikon, the Nikon Fieldscope II model again became the “best buy” but in the telescopes category. The next year saw another Nikon Binocular, the Nikon 8x40 CF Sporting II earning the “Sehr Gut Award” in several tests. In 1994, the Nikon Fieldscope ED78 A won the Optical Product Award for Bird Watching (OPA) and as the “Telescope of the Year”. Years later, the next Nikon binocular, the Nikon Mikron 6x15MCF binocular was awarded First Prize for the “Silmo d’Or” in the Instrument and Accessories Category of the International Optics and Eyewear Exhibition. All these shows how Nikon have evolve through the years to be the best in all aspects binoculars.

What’s the secret of the binoculars Nikon? There are many. One of them is the affordable price relative to the outstanding quality. Again this is due to Nikon having controls in every aspect of the binocular manufacturing, that unquestionably there wouldn’t be any value added pricing. Another is the century worth of optics expertise. Only a barely few can compete with Nikon with these aspects. With that, Nikon will continue to lead the way in binocular technology.

Here’s a sample of a top notch Nikon binocular.

High Grade Lens Series, 8x42 And 10x42 DCF
All binoculars in the HG L Series feature the same sharp and clear images due to the binocular series’ exclusive field flattener lens and eyepiece design. Nikon’s proprietary multilayer coating technique allows the lens to achieve higher light diffusion rate across a broader range of wavelengths. The excellent colour reproduction also reduces flare and phantom colors. The prisms within the chamber are coated in high reflection silver, thus providing still brighter images.

Up to this day, Nikon still leads the way for exceptional binoculars. Nikon can compete with the high end brands in binocular and lens technology, yet can afford to be cheap.