Celestron's high quality ED glass delivers visibly brighter, sharper images compared to non-ED binoculars. That makes them virtually impossible to lose, though if you're going to be using the binoculars for a long period and you don't want them flapping around them you can quite easily remove them completely. In this Celestron Nature DX ED 12x50 review we're going to see why it's worth spending as much as you can afford on a pair of binoculars. If you're after a mid-range pair of binoculars that can cope with rough travel, dawn safari drives and late-night stargazing then the Celestron Nature DX ED 12x50's top-class glass will impress. Adjustable Rubber Eyecups - whether you wear glasses or not, maximise your field of view by adjusting the rubber eyecups.

The 50mm objective lenses are large enough to gather lots of light, while still being lightweight enough to use without a tripod.Still, it's long become standard marketing-speak, and you'll now do well to find binoculars that don't claim to have some kind of multi-coatings, even at the extreme budget end of the market. Something we do really like about all binoculars in Celestron's Nature DX range are the objective lens caps. For those long days in your blind or in the field, or if you just want to eliminate arm fatigue or hand shake, the Nature DX ED binoculars can be mounted to a tripod using an optional adapter. There’s also a thread for attaching a L-shaped adaptor just in case you want to attach these binoculars to a tripod.

The prisms inside Nature DX ED are made of high quality BaK-4 glass with phase coatings applied so that more light is reflected off their internal faces and passes through to the eye. With a heritage of building telescopes for home astronomers, their Skymaster Observation Binocular range, with magnifications from 12x to 25x, are particularly popular. It is particularly evident during low light, dusk and dawn, and when looking at bright objects like the Moon, which can be fringed with yellow and purple.If you're after a mid-range pair of large binoculars ideal for wildlife viewing, the Celestron Nature DX ED 12x50 fit the bill. A binocular is “fully multi-coated” when all air-to-glass surfaces are coated with multiple layers of anti-reflectivity coatings so that the maximum amount of light passes through the glass to the eye. Add a handy neck strap, some un-losable objective lens caps and a nice padded shoulder bag and the Nature DX ED 12x50 is destined to impress for a long time. The Nature DX ED 10x50 model offers 10x magnification, perfect for up-close views of distant subjects.

You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. There are some nice design flourishes, such as textured side panels where your fingers will rest and around eyepieces.It’s an especially great companion for nature observation and bird watching, with ED glass that helps you spot the subtlest field markings and a close focus of just 6. The ED glass inside the Nature DX ED 12x50 is an attempt to correct such chromatic aberrations by not allowing the different colors to disperse and therefore focusing the wavelengths of light on a single point. One of the most important factors in a telescope is its transmission—the percentage of light that reaches the focal plane.

A binocular can be considered “fully multi-coated” when all air-to-glass surfaces are coated with multiple layers of anti-reflectivity coatings so that the maximum amount of light passes through the glass to the eye. More than enough light gets into the Celestron Nature DX ED 12x50 for basic astronomical use, but that's also of great value when observing wildlife during dawn and dusk. What''s more, the binocular is fully waterproof and filled with dry nitrogen gas to prevent internal fogging of lenses. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.We're also not convinced by the Nature DX ED 12x50's eyecups, which don't give much eye relief and seem something of a weak point. I had 12x50 in a very similar Bar and Stroud Sierra and sold it; never found this size to be as good as the smaller sizes.