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Tower Optical makes one of America’s most recognizable tourist attractions—and one of its most outdated. Since 1933, the company has built the cast-iron binocular viewers that sit atop landmarks from ...

Many cheap binoculars can be disappointing, but first-time binocular buyers often want the cheapest “good enough” pair they can find. The conventional wisdom on binoculars among hunters and birders, ...

Winter hibernation is officially over. Spring has arrived. Warmer nights make this a great time to pull out your binoculars and enjoy everything the season offers. So, here are 10 great targets to get ...

It certainly seems like we’ve entered the era of the Tag Fighter. We’ve got 2XKO repping 2v2 tag action, Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls planning to introduce the world to a 4v4 fighter later this year, ...

When I first took up birding, during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, I couldn’t believe I had only just discovered, in middle age, the joys of avian observation. It was the perfect hobby. I ...

MELVILLE, NY / ACCESS Newswire / February 24, 2026 / Nikon has announced the addition of 10x50 and 12x50 models to the popular MONARCH M5 and PROSTAFF P7 binocular lines with increased objective lens ...

New PROSTAFF P7 and MONARCH M5 Models Increase Objective Lens for Brighter Views, yet are the Lightest in Their Class 1 Thanks to Refined Optics MELVILLE, NY / ACCESS Newswire / February 24, 2026 / ...

I realized the power of the best binoculars about eight years ago when I took up birdwatching and received a pair of Nikon Prostaff 3S bins as a Christmas gift. Outfitted with my new optic while on a ...

Images, and the devices that capture them, are my focus. I've covered cameras at PCMag for the past 14 years, which has given me a front row seat for the changeover from DSLRs to mirrorless cameras, ...