Nikon EDG 10×42

Specifications:

Objective diameter:  42 mm
Magnification:  10 x
Exit pupil: 4.2 mm
Eye relief (acc. to spec): 18 mm
Usable eye relief (measured from rim of eyecup): 14.5 mm
IPD:  55 – 76 mm
RFOV:  6.5  degrees = 114 m
AFOV (measured, rounded): 60.5 degrees
Minimum focus distance (measured): 2.3 m
Focus type: CF (direction of rotation from close to infinity: > clockwise)
Degrees of rotation of focus wheel from 3m to infinity (measured): 245 degrees
Range of diopter adjustment (estimate): +/- 4.5 dpt*
Excess travel of focus wheel beyond infinity position (estimate): 8 dpt*
Prism system:  Schmidt-Pechan
Waterproof: yes
Weight (measured, with eyepiece cover and strap): 897 g
Made in: Japan
*range of diopter adjustment not affected by position of focus wheel

Remarks:

The “EDG” has been Nikon’s top sports optics line for a number of years (more recently, the iconic “WX” has taken that top position). When the EDG binoculars in the configurations 8×32, 10×32, 7×42, 8×42 and 10×42 appeared on the market, with superb optical and mechanical performance, flatfield and edge-sharp images, they had the effect of  a “wake-up call” for European premium manufacturers. Since then, Zeiss, Leica, Swarovski & Co. responded by upgrading some of their models. Nikon, on the other hand, has not updated the EDG for quite some time, and it appears that there will no upgrading of the EDG, instead the Monarch HG (see separate posts “Nikon Monarch HG 10×42”, “Nikon Monarch HG 8×42” and “Nikon Monarch HG 8×30”) would become Nikon’s top handheld binocular line, and the EDG would be phased out (since some time already , it has not been available in a number of locations).

see also remarks in separate posts
“Nikon EDG 8×42”, https://binocular.ch/nikon-edg-8×32/
“Nikon EDG 7×42”, https://binocular.ch/nikon-edg-7×42/
“Nikon EDG 8×32”, https://binocular.ch/nikon-edg-8×32/

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