Posts belonging to Category 'Binocular News'

New Bushnell NatureView Binoculars

Bushnell Outdoor Products has enhanced their whole line of NatureView binoculars. Specifically designed for wildlife and nature enthusiasts, the NatureView series has new look outer body designs and now consists of seven different configurations, with both mid and full sized binoculars in a combination of both porro and roof prism design. So the new Bushnell […]


New Nikon MONARCH 5 Binoculars

Nikon have just announced the introduction of their new Monarch 5 binoculars that they say have been completely redesigned. However to me they do look to be more of an evolution on this series rather than being a completely new product: Old vs New Monarch 5’s Specifications Availabe in three different configuarations (8x42, 10x42 & […]


New MINOX BL HD Binoculars

Announcing the new BL HD Series from Minox Press Release March 2013: At the recent IWA Outdoor Classics show, MINOX announced a new line of binoculars to their stable. Made in Germany, the BL-HD Series offers a number of key improvements to their standard BL binoculars, the main one being the addition of HD glass […]


Hot or Not? Leica Ultravid Edition Binoculars

Limited Edition Leica Ultravid 8x20 and 10x25 BL Binoculars Leica have introduced two very limited edition (only 750 will be made) compact Ultravid binoculars that come with a very distinctive hand-crafted chestnut-brown trim in natural calfskin with an ostrich-style embossed pattern. Compact Duel Hinge Design Compact yes, but it is the duel hinge design is […]


Nikon Binoculars Now Available in India

Nikon announces Sports Optics line in India New Delhi, August 2012: Nikon India, a subsidiary of the Nikon Corporation has announced the launch of its Nikon Sport Optics range of Binoculars, Fieldscopes, Laser Rangefinders in India. Their entire optics range is going to be available across India during August 2012. Mr. Hiroshi Takashina, Managing Director, […]


Kahles Binoculars Win Binocular Award

Kahles Binoculars wins the Shooting Industry Award for Best New Binocular 2012 Held at the end of May this year, The annual IPC Shooting Industry Awards have been running for 17 years and are designed as a celebration and acknowledgement of the Shooting Industry’s continued achievements and innovations. The awards span a wide range of […]


New Zeiss Victory HT Binoculars

Announcing the New Zeiss Victory HT Binoculars: Carl Zeiss Sports Optics chose to unveil their new Zeiss Victory HT Binoculars and Riflescopes at the recent 2012 NRA Annual Meetings, the longest running shooting & hunting show in the world. Zeiss describe their VICTORY HT Line of Binoculars as “Groundbreaking” and even go as far as […]


New: Vanguard Spirit XF Binoculars

Vanguard Spirit XF Binoculars Based on Vanguard’s top of the range Endeavor ED Binoculars, the Spirit XF binoculars have a number of the Endeavor’s features and a few of their components and coatings, but all at a budget-friendly price. The Body What is instantly noticeable about the Spirit XF is their distinctive open-bridge design, which […]


New: Vortex Razor HD Binoculars

Released in 2012, the Vortex Razor HD binoculars are an evolution on their "standard" Razor binoculars and are slightly smaller and lighter. According to Vortex they are also even brighter and stronger. The 2012 Razor HD binoculars come with the best-quality, hand-selected roof prisms and premium HD (High Density) extra low-dispersion glass. Like the original […]


100 Binocular Reviews.. and counting!

Last week when I sat down to write my full review of the Kowa 8X30 YF Binoculars, I realised that it was exactly my 100th binocular review. Both myself and this website have come a long way since the early days and in that time my reviews as well as my knowledge of optics has […]