Nikon 8×25 Sportstar EX Bird Watching Binocular Review
Nikon set an establishment during the year 1917 in merge with 3 leading Japan optical manufacturers. The optical research and production was launched in 1918. Doting itself with this event the line goes never ending till date. The outline of Nikon consists of many facts and events to be described. Such a company with excellence has invented Nikon 8×25 Sportstar EX Binocular. The models in this series of sportstar EX is a better upgraded option compared to its Sprint IV series.
Nikon 8 x 25 Sportstar EX DCF Binocular belongs to DCF type and made available in 2 different colours of silver and charcoal grey. Compact and light in weight makes it best for travel purpose. Just not compact but it can be folded where it shrinks its size from 114 mm to 67 mm by width.
Styled with the rotateable rubber eyecups and can also be slided to give the utmost comfort level of positioning it to the eyes with the correct view point.
The lenses of Nikon 8×25 Sportstar EX Bird Watching Binocular are fully multi coated which are capable of producing brighter images.
Technically it is known to be able to magnify 8 times with an objective lens diameter of 25mm. The field of view is stated to be 143 metres at 1000 metres level. The exit pupil is 3.1 mm and the relative brightness of Nikon 8×25 Sportstar EX Waterproof and Fog proof Binocular is 9.6. Known to give an eye relief of 10mm Nikon 8×25 Sportstar EX stands suggestive for the spectacle users. The close focus can be done from 2.5 metres distance which is the least among these types of models.
The so called weather resistant model as Nikon 8×25 Sportstar EX is both water and fog proofed with the nitrogen gas. This Nikon Binocular gives excellent performance and manufactured to suit the best for travel, sports watching, bird watching, theater and mountaineering. This model is not suitable for astronomy.
Nikon 8×25 Sportstar EX Binocular Specification, Features
| Brand | Nikon |
| Model Name | 8×25 Spotstar EX |
| Prism Type | DCF |
| Magnification | 8 x |
| Diameter of Objective Lens | 25mm |
| Exit Pupil | 3.1 |
| Eye Relief | 10 mm |
| Field of view at 1000 (meters or yards) | 143 m |
| Relative Brightness | 9.6 |
| Optical Coating | Multi layer coating |
| Width | 114 mm |
| Height | 103 mm |
| Weight | 280 g |
| Applications | Travel, sports, bird watching, theater and mountaineering |
January 31st, 2009 at 12:25 pm
I am a travel watcher and a mountaineer too. This model of Binocular I like for its light weight. The vision is very good and cleanly focused. It is very useful to me as even misty clouds or any moving can be vision very clearly. I find it serves well for general purpose which could include bird watching, outdoor activities and travel purpose. The field of view is 7.2 degrees and the close focus is less than 2 metres which is 1.8 metres. May be it look as common as the rest but on using it gives a feel that what the best ever binocular in the market can do this model does with the same effect. I appreciate people who go for this.