Comments about Nikon Nikon 7 x 50 ProStar, Water Proof Porro Prism Astronomy Binocular with 7.3 Degree Angle of View, U.S.A.:

I bought these at Adorama on Black Friday. There was no discount obviously, as this is a rare item that has been discontinued, and who knows when we're going to see this finely made binoculars again in this crippled economy. Anyway, the binocular is fantastic. The quality is outstanding, and I consider myself very lucky to own these. Thank you Adorama. It's actually called 7x50IF SP, where IF stands for Independent Focus and SP for special puprose glass. It may have the WP somethere in the name for weather proof, but it's definitely not called ProStar in any Nikon source. So please don't confuse it with the new model 7x50IF WP, which I also got from Adorama by the way. I also wanted the 18x70IF WP a.k.a. Astroluxe, but Adorama didn't have it in stock. Surprisingly the other New York photo store had one example, so I got it. All these IF binoculars from Nikon are great. They have positively vintage look and feel, and feel solid in your hand.