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Title: Monarch 5 12x42 or leup.....
Post by: whiteeyes on December 29, 2012, 06:11:08 PM

 That is the question, Nikon Monarch 5 12x42 or Leupold Mojave 10x42. Whats your thoughts?

Title: Re: Monarch 5 12x42 or leup.....
Post by: doyourtime89 on December 30, 2012, 09:15:43 AM

I am all about Nikon I dont have a Monarch but all my optics are Nikon and I love them.  Plus they really back their stuff with a great warranty.  I have used it a couple times and they have always took great care of me. 

Title: Re: Monarch 5 12x42 or leup.....
Post by: thinkingman on December 30, 2012, 10:09:39 PM

12x is hard to use and demands excellent glass to be clear...poor low light performance.
Better choices than Leupold, for sure.

Title: Re: Monarch 5 12x42 or leup.....
Post by: Dan-o on December 30, 2012, 10:12:05 PM

I'm a NIKON convert.      :twocents:

Title: Re: Monarch 5 12x42 or leup.....
Post by: carpsniperg2 on December 30, 2012, 10:30:18 PM

I have the leupolds, I love them, they are a little bit heavy but great glass.

Title: Re: Monarch 5 12x42 or leup.....
Post by: grousetracker on December 30, 2012, 11:04:10 PM

neither, save your money and buy some better glass. i have some vortexs i would sell for the same money.

Title: Re: Monarch 5 12x42 or leup.....
Post by: columbiaman on December 31, 2012, 11:37:25 AM

I switched from Monarch to Zen-Ray VISTA and never looked back.  The VISTA is probably the best deal out there.  It has the same glass and coating as Vortex Diamondback, but for 40% less.

Title: Re: Monarch 5 12x42 or leup.....
Post by: whiteeyes on December 31, 2012, 11:54:50 AM

Thanks guys, after further research looks like the Prime HDs are starting to win me over...

Title: Re: Monarch 5 12x42 or leup.....
Post by: columbiaman on December 31, 2012, 12:01:40 PM

You nailed it.  I ordered 10x PRIME when it first came out in April. To say it is better than Monarch is just unfair to Nikon since Nikon has similar EDG binoculars.