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The Nikon Monarch 20-60x82mm ED Fieldscope sits squarely in that sweet spot where premium optics meet a price that doesn't require selling a kidney. Nikon built this angled-body scope around an 82mm objective, extra-low dispersion (ED) glass, and their Advanced Apochromat optical system, which corrects red, blue, green, and even violet color fringing across the visible spectrum. The result is a view that stays true to life, holds contrast well, and gives you the detail you need whether you're counting points on a buck across a canyon or reading a target downrange at 60x.
The standout feature here is Nikon's Field Flattener Lens System. Curvature of field is the aberration that makes the edges of your view go soft when the center is dialed in sharp. Nikon's flattener corrects that along with astigmatism and coma, so you get consistent, sharp clarity right out to the edge of the field. Every lens and prism surface wears multilayer coatings for strong light transmission, and the angled models use Nikon's total reflection prism design so no light gets lost bouncing through the optical path. At 20x you're working with a 111-foot field of view at 1000 yards and a 4.1mm exit pupil, with roughly 16mm of eye relief that keeps eyeglass wearers in the game.
The Monarch Fieldscope body is aluminum alloy, O-ring sealed, and nitrogen filled, so it shrugs off rain and won't fog up when temperatures swing. Nikon rates it waterproof down to about a meter for ten minutes, which is far more than it should ever see in normal use. The included MEP 20-60x eyepiece is waterproof too when mounted, and its turn-and-slide rubber eyecup makes it easy to dial in the right eyepoint.
One detail glassers appreciate is the helical focus collar, which offers variable focusing speeds: fast for near subjects, fine adjustment for distant ones, and a medium speed in between. It makes acquiring and sharpening a target quick and intuitive. Close focus lands at 16.4 feet, and the scope is digiscoping adaptable, so you can rig up a phone or camera for photos through the glass. At roughly 57.8 ounces, it earns its weight for hunters willing to pack a serious spotter to their favorite vantage point, and it's equally at home on a tripod at the range or watching wildlife from the back deck.
Yes, it ships with the MEP 20-60x zoom eyepiece already matched to the scope, so you're ready to glass right out of the box. Nikon also makes optional eyepieces, including a 38mm wide-angle and a 30-60x zoom, if you want to change up your view later. The eyepiece is waterproof when mounted to the body.
It comes down to how you use it. Angled scopes like this one are easier on the neck when glassing uphill or sharing the scope among people of different heights, and they're a favorite for mountain hunting and digiscoping. Straight bodies tend to be quicker to get on target from a standing or seated position, so pick based on your typical setup.
Yes, the Monarch 82ED-A is digiscoping adaptable. With the right bracket or adapter you can attach a smartphone or camera and shoot through the scope. The generous eye relief and quality eyepiece make it well suited for capturing what you see at distance.
The extra-low dispersion glass minimizes chromatic aberration, which is the color fringing you often see around high-contrast edges at high magnification. Paired with Nikon's Advanced Apochromat system and the Field Flattener Lens System, you get color-accurate, high-contrast images that stay sharp from center to edge. That clarity really shows at the top end of the 60x zoom range.
| UPC | 018208161010 |
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| Manufacturer Part Number | 16101 |
| Shipping Weight | 6.396 |
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