NikonBinoculars Binocle Mikron 6x15 M6x15

I've lusted for these binoculars for some time now, and recently decided to take the plunge. I currently own Leica compact 8x20 binoculars, as well as a pair of Zeiss 7x50s and Nikon 8x32s. All of these are great for their intended purposes, but I was looking for something more appropriate for the theater or opera. For that purpose, and for casual glimpses of hummingbird nests around campus, Nikon Mikron binoculars excel.The all metal construction is a welcome feature for such a small compact design; most compact binoculars of this size and class are made of injection molded plastic, and the optics are often molded in place, making repairs impossible. These, however, appear straightforward to disassemble. The optics are as sharp as can be discerned in a glass with a 6X magnification. The 10mm eye relief is not really ideal for use while wearing eyeglasses, but I can still see about 80% of the field of view while wearing my glasses.At $200, these binoculars are not particularly cheap, considering they'll never serve as a main pair of binoculars. But for the opera/theater enthusiast, or for a person who likes small, extremely well-constructed products, these binoculars are heirloom quality glasses. They're also no longer in production, which means when these sell out, they're gone for good (unless Nikon decides to reissue them in the future).

this is an incredible replica of the early 1900's binocs... It requires a lot of precision optics and machining to make a product like this...only Nikon or Canon could make such a product and sell it for this low price point. However, as a pair of useful Binocs, they are average at best... why? A few reasons.... first, the light is folded through an extra prism to accommodate this design... which can slightly degrade the image quality. Next, for this price, u don't get Zeiss like glass, so contrast is mediocre at best. The exit pupil is 2.5mm, so it requires perfect alignment with your eye pupil in sunlight, when your pupil is stopped down to about 2-2.5mm. So you get a lot of black-out effect, or vignetting whereas the exit pupil (light circle from binocs) is missing your eye pupil opening... The eye relief is very short, not good for eyeglass wearers.So, to be fair...if you want this for your coffee table as a conversation piece, I would give it 5 stars, as its truly an amazing replica for the price. But if your looking for a good usable pair of 6x binocs, these will have inferior views to most binocs in this price range, or even much less. U are paying for added prisms, and sophisticated metal machining....Also, since the light path does not extend outward like normal binocs of this size, i.e. two straight tube monoculars.... the point at which you hold the binocs is very close to your eyes, vs. further away from your body...this makes keeping them still very difficult. The further out you hold the binocs, the less effect hand shake as on the image. double the hold distance, u cut the shake effect in half, the relationship is linear. Even at 6x, I have a horrible time holding the image still vs. tubular binocs at 6x.

Excellent retro binoculars. Optics appear very good. Nice design. Will be a welcome addition to my collection

Fantastic. Thank you~!!