Nikon Aculon A211 10-22x50 Zoom Binoculars with Black Finish

tekritr: I was pleasantly surprised by these binoculars in two ways. First, the ones I ordered were used/refurbished, but when I unboxed them, all the accessories were there, perfect or unopened and the binoculars looked brand-new. Second, Nikon has put all the essential engineering and build quality into these to achieve very good optical performance, particularly given the challenges of making a good variable magnification optic. At 10x magnification, the field of view is clear, bright, and free of any visible fringing or chromatic aberration. Eye relief is adequate to preserve a full field of view with my glasses on as long as the rubber eyecups are folded back. Since I have astigmatism, I can't just dial out blurriness with diopter correction. At full magnification, you just begin to see some color fringing at the edges, but overall image quality remains surprisingly good. I can make out detail at a distance better with two eyes at 22x magnification than I can with a 30x monocular spotting scope. With the included tripod adapter attached, these make a great rifle range optic. Out hunting, I'm spoiled by the ability to steady these against something and zoom in for...

United States on Dec 15, 2023

Sam Porter: I was looking for an affordable alternative to a spotting scope and wanted binoculars of at least 20x for good range and ease on the eyes. I own a compact pair of Nikon zoom binos and a couple of their rifle scopes and have been pretty satisfied with the scopes and reasonably satisfied with the binos for what they cost so I thought I'd roll the dice on these. I had read reviews on other similar binos by other brands but came to the conclusion that they had quality control issues and you either got a good pair or you didn't.

First impressions out of the box, as other reviews have said, the lens covers are pretty much junk. That's okay with me as these will be in their case with the lens covers on when not in use. The tripod adapter is a joke. The two holes that the thumb screw is supposed to go through are threaded and the adapter is so thick that when you remove the thumb screw from the binos it isn't long enough to go through the adapter and thread back into the binos. I called Nikon and they are supposed to send a replacement. We will see what I get. I was able to replace the thumb screw with a bolt of the same thread and adapt it. Then the part that...

United States on Mar 14, 2023

BWJ: Great optics and utility for the price. Zoom in clearly from 30 ft to more than a mile. Only gripe is the lens covers are awkward and fall off easily.

United States on Mar 06, 2023

Calvin K.: These were purchased primarily for watching birds and whales in Maui. The optics are excellent. The zoom setting is easy to use and the magnification numbers seem accurate. The images are not as sharp as image stabilized canon 18x50, or Nikon image stabilized 16x42.. However at 1/10 the price of the image stabilized glasses, these seem an outstanding value. I bought a second pair. Since they are not waterproof, I would probably be careful about using in the rain or anywhere they might get wet. I haven’t tried them on a boat, but the image stabilized choices would probably be better in that setting,
Overall a great purchase and excellent value.

United States on Feb 02, 2023

Michael Burger: We are happy with the binoculars for several reasons including; a) the range of magnification, b) ease of use. c) quality, and d) accessories. We are getting great views of deer (including 3 newly born fawns) and far off birds (turkeys, hawks, ospreys) using 22x magnification with the binoculars mounted on a tripod (the included tripod mount is essential at high magnification levels). The focus wheel operates smoothly making it easy to get sharp images. So far, we feel the features and accessories make this a very good value for the price. (We readily admit our comparison set is limited to these and a 40-year old pair of 8.5 x10 Bushnells.)

United States on Jul 04, 2021