Pros & Cons
Pros
X42 binoculars are the most popular with birders because of steadiness and pupil dilation. Exit pupil measurement is the aperture divided by magnification = 42m/8 = 5.
Highlights
Quality
Or you can get more magnification and extra low dispersion glass with the atlas intrepid 10x42
Competitiveness
The atlas optics radian 8 x 42 binoculars are 5star bins considering the price
Overview
- How are reviewers describing this item?
lightweight, most, good, inside and ok. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is high deception involved.
- Our engine has analyzed and discovered that 38.9% of the reviews are reliable.
- This product had a total of 6 reviews as of our last analysis date on Mar 29 2024.
Helpful InsightsBETA
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
And now there is a loose lens inside the tube
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Despite having the same size objective lens the radian seems to gather less light than the monarchs but its hardly the kind of thing youd notice unless youre comparing them sidebyside
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The case is wimpy and smelled bad solvent but you probably wont be using that anyway
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The atlas radian 8x42 is about as practical as it gets for average uses
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Small improvements beyond this cost a lot but not everybody benefits from those improvements
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Or you can get more magnification and extra low dispersion glass with the atlas intrepid 10x42
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
The reasons 8x42 binoculars are the most popular with birders have to do with steadiness and pupil dilation
Posted by a reviewer on Amazon
Steadiness the number 8 refers to eight times magnification