Nikon ATB Monarch 8x42

[kvschmid]

Anyone know what Nikon is doing with their product line? I was going to buy my son a pair of these in camo and was told they are now discontinued but the plain black is still in.

 

[gunrunr]

Instead of the 8x42 Monarchs in Camo they are offering the 8x36 and 8x56 DreamSeason Monarchs in Camo.

 

[muddy]

The Monarchs that are not in camo are just as good, easier to find it you set them down too.

 

[KSQ2]

I'd stick with the 8x42's if I were you. On the advice of many here, I bought mine three years ago, couldn't be happier with 'em. They're black by the way and I've yet to have a deer or turkey spooked by them.

 

[kvschmid]

That is a good idea about the non-camo being easier to find and probably especially true for a kid who might be more inclined to drop or forget something. Since I bought him a camo Nikon 800 range finder (Dad has the plain black BTW) at Christmas I thought I'd get the camo version of the binos too. I thought maybe they discontinued them due to the new Real Tree camo pattern. If they are making other changes to the glass and/or coatings then maybe it would be advantageous to wait.

 

[Cornfed]

I have been hunting with a black pair for several years... great binos for the price... the 8x42 is an excellent optics combination.... great for lower light, but not too heavy... the 36mm lens I would imagine would be noticeably dimmer in lower light... where as the 53mm lens would likely be noticeably heavier....