MUST-SEE Optics: 2025’s Best Binoculars & Monoculars (Plus 2026’s Game-Changers Revealed)
Budget-Friendly All-Rounder: the Celestron Nature DX ED 8×42 costs around $200, uses ED glass and multi-coated optics, is waterproof and lightweight, and reviewers call it hard to beat for the price. Mid-Range Best Overall: Nikon Monarch M5 8×42, about $300, uses a phase-corrected roof