When You purchase from Leitz(Leica) you expect the best. This pair of bins doesn't disappoint. The brightness and colors jump out at you. The 3-D rendering is amazing. The focusing knob is silky smooth and ever so precise, and the diopter adjustment is the best I have ever used. I read reviews for a month and tried to make sense of the various likes and gripes, but in the end, having owned many Leitz cameras, bins and used their spotting scope, it was not difficult to choose these 8x42's. My family still has their Leica bins from 35 years ago. You get what you pay for.

I am completely satisfied with these binoculars. They are clear, bright, project a very accurate color, and have excellent depth of field. Really a great product in my view, and one that I will be happy to use for years to come.

I've been a Leica fan for 20 years and these bins are the best. I have three pairs of bins, a spotting scope and camera - all from Leica.

Noctivids are lightweight with nice design making them perfect for hours in the field with no fatigue. Sharpness, color and clarity are all impeccable - can't think of any way to improve them.

Quite impressed, especially with the $350 discount B&H offered recently. These replaced my Trinovid BA 8x32s which served well for 18 years. Not a fair comparison, but the most striking improvement is the radical edge to edge sharpness. The center image is a slight but clear improvement over the classic trinovids, but this sharpness holds all the way to the edge of the view! Amazing. Focus is extremely fast and snappy, with excellent depth of field- less focus hunting than any other bino I’ve used. Great ergonomics, excellent lens caps, and a top shelf case and strap that you’d be happy to pay extra for if they weren’t included.

Using side by side with the trinovids, looking towards the sun, the glare control really stands out - not even a hint of glare in situations where the trinovids were unusable. Not sure how they do this, but the results are incredible - opening up a variety of angles you previously could not dream of viewing.

Since I haven’t used any of the other current generation alpha binoculars, I can’t speak to a comparison, but at this price, and with Leica’s warranty and service, it’s hard to imagine a better tool.

I am getting close to retiring. Going through my bucket list. I started with $100 binoculars moving through $500 then $1000 and finally the alpha's. You get what you pay for as most things in life.This is an excellent binocular, but my old farmer eyes the $500 and up were very good. So if you want the very best the Leica's are in the small crowd.


Lanny

Solid quality feel, vibrant clear optic, wide field of view, and intuitive focus knob have made these a wonderful hiking companion as well as great for window gazing on days you can't get outside.
These were a gift from someone who wanted me to get out and enjoy Nature more. I was shocked at generosity, both in price, but after what I know now, I'd have a hard time finding a better choice for birding.
LOVE THEM & that Special Someone.

I am completely satisfied with my 8x42 Noctivid binoculars. They are sharp to the edge. The color is spot on, and they have a remarkable depth of field. I have to say tat I am satisfied.

I compared these to the Zeiss Conquest line and decided they are worth the extra money. These give an incredibly sharp, perfectly contrasty image that makes identifying birds in the field much easier.

Have been a Leica owner for 15 years and these are hands down the best binoculars I have ever used. They are more comfortable to hold,
lighter, closer focusing and, most importantly, the view is incredible. Everyone who has looked through them has had a 'wow' or 'oh my gosh' moment. They are bright, sharp edge to edge, and have a great depth of field (almost 3 dimensional, which is very unusual in a roof prism binocular). I absolutely love and recommend them to anyone ready to step up to a premium (alpha) binocular.

You can't do better than these. They are clear, sharp, have minimal color distortion, and do not distort until the image is at the very edge of the lens. Color rendition is very good.

The focus is precise and smooth. I like the center mounted and locking diopter adjustment.

They focus as close as 1.6 meters (maybe 1.8?).