Nikon Travelite V Binoculars

I have been often asked about which are the best value for money compact porro prism binoculars. This is quite a difficult question to answer as almost all of the large binocular manufacturers have a series of these in their range.

If you are looking for outright quality, no matter the price, the European and in particular German brands are generally the way to go with the likes of Swarovski, Leica and Steiner.

But value for money, that is where the Japanese companies excel and in particular Nikon. Probably best known for their cameras, they also produce a wide range of Binoculars, monoculars and spotting scopes. Nikon Fieldscopes & Spotting Scopes have are now some of the best in the world and like their binoculars, they use much of their camera technology to enhance the optics.

So to cut to the chase, out of the many compact porro prism binoculars that I have reviewed, some of my favourites are the Nikon Travelite V Binoculars.

Nikon Travelite V Series
The series consists of 5 compact porro prism binoculars with magnifications that range from 8x to 12x as well as the Nikon Travelite V Zoom Binocular takes you from 8x right up to a 24x magnification.

What is interesting is the 9×25 Nikon Travelite V binocular, in that it is not that they have the same field of view as the 8x binocular which makes them ideal for birdwatching, yet with slightly more power, which will make them more appealing to the wildlife observer. This as well as the fact that they are small enough to easy put in your luggage makes them ideal binoculars to take on safari. For more on this take a look at this article on the Safari Holiday Guide about the 9×25 Nikon Travelite V Binoculars for safaris, that is well worth a read.

Quality Bak-4 prisms, multi-coated lenses and aspherical eyepiece lenses that provide a very flat viewing field and improve edge-to-edge sharpness over many conventional lenses demonstrate the quality of the optics, whilst a metal frame has a carbon fibre body covering with a rubber coating on top of that all point to a quality construction.

So you get plenty of binocular, but what about cost, well depending on which model you get it ranges from about $80 – $200 / £90 – £200 and in my opinion makes these great value for money.

US Shoppers
Nikon Travelite V Binoculars on Amazon.com

UK Shoppers
Nikon Travelite V Binoculars on Amazon.co.uk

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