What are the best binoculars to buy?
I have been looking to pick up some new binoculars and the Nikon Monarch ATB seem like a good fit for me. I found them at http://monarchatb.com but if you know another good spot that has reviews on them let me know. Cheers!
"Best" is my least favorite word to hear in this section.
Anything made by Nikon or Leupold will be a quality optic.
The Nikon 10x42mm Monarch ATB Binoculars with Dielectric Coating are a great pair of binoculars. You can find them at a great price at Binoculars.com. You may also want to consider the new Nikon 10x42 Monarch 3 Binoculars, which just came out this year and have absolutely fantastic optical quality.
You won't go wrong with the Monarch ATB binoculars with 42mm objective lenses - as Kid Stuff points out, they have the dielectric prism coatings which are a significant improvement over the silver or aluminum prism coatings. (Last I checked, Nikon was only putting the dielectric coatings in the Monarch ATBs with 42mm objectives, though, so you may want to double check before ordering.)
In practical terms, you're probably already aware that the brighter images provided by the dielectric coatings translate into better colors, greater resolution of details, and significantly better contrast than that which are possible with lesser prism coatings. Seeing better in low light conditions and being able to visually punch through shadows will make a big difference - but I'll bet you've done a bit of research before settling on the Monarch ATB.
You can read a bunch of reviews (I like this one because it points out both positives and potential negatives: http://www.opticsreviewer.com/nikon-monarch-binoculars.html ), but I believe you'll come down to the idea that Nikon has put good optics in the Monarch ATB. The twist-up eyecups may need a little more tender care and the rain-guard may not stay put all the time, but you can work around those if you have good optics.
You didn't mention where or what you're going to be hunting - the 10X42 is great where you have a longer view and the 8X42 can be pretty nice in the woods with a wider field of view - assuming you'll not be looking over as great a distance in the woods.
Jake has a good point about Leupold binoculars generally being good - the Cascades and Mojave are a couple of good models.
The Vortex Talon HD has the Extra-low Dispersion (ED) / High Density (HD) lenses that provide greater resolution if that's an interest. They have a solid review on them at the http://www.opticsreviewer.com site, too.
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