Extended eye relief and central focus for viewing convenience Rugged! Waterproof ! Fogproof! These are just three of the amazing features engineered for the quality and performance-minded outdoors enthusiast who knows and excepts the quality of a Nikon optical product.
Nikon has developed the Nikon Monarch ATB (All Terrain Binocular) featuring a new, advanced roof prism optical design that not only provides a very high quality optical image and exceptional eye relief, but is built to withstand the toughest conditions you have in mind for yourself and your equipment.
Monarch's convenient central focus design enables the user to quickly alternate viewing distances when watching birds, wildlife and other objects. The user can also instantly attain clear, crisp, precise focus at any viewing distance from 18 feet to infinity .The new Monarch ATBs 10x40 is configured to provide all the benefits of full size binoculars, yet stands under 7-1/2-inches tall and weigh just 17.9 ounces. It's the full size binoculars that are most often the choice of experienced birdwatchers, and others, who demand the ultimate in light gathering, field of view and image quality. Now you can choose the same for your binocular needs with this great piece of equipment.
Built with an extremely durable alloy body housing, the Monarch ATB is ergonomically shaped to fit the hand and is completely rubber armored, providing a firm, slip-free holds.
The Monarch ATB 10x42 is a true wide-field binocular with a field of view of 285 feet @ 1,000 yards. The wide-field feature allows the user to effectively scan wide expanses of terrain without the ''tunnel vision'' effect commonly associated with higher power binoculars. The Monarch binocular has a large 40mm objective lenses to provide exceptional dawn/dusk light gathering capability. This binocular also incorporates multi-layered, anti-reflective lens coatings to deliver optimum brightness, high contrast, true colors and glare-free viewing.
As in all Nikon binoculars, the Monarch ATB utilizes high quality BaK4 high-index prisms for clear, round images without vignetting.
from Jensen Beach, FL on 9/22/2008
