This thickness does provide more impact protection than ones with thinner rubbers, but I would also say that the hardness makes it less cushioned and thus negates this to some degree. The rubber itself is really hard and in comparison to most others I test, on the thicker side of the average. This is something that I like as it is something that I find I often do whilst carrying them about as I don't always attach my neck strap to my instrument.Īs with almost every modern bin, the Eagle Optics Denali binocular has an external rubber jacket that covers and protects almost the entire chassis underneath.Ĭoloured black, the fit of this rubber armour is excellent and very tight and so does not move or slip about, which is to be expected, but sadly not always the case.
The single centrally located bridge on the Eagle Optics Denali 8x42 binocular is a little thinner than the average bin with a similar design which gives you just that little bit more space on the barrels to hold onto.Mid Price Binoculars, approx: $220 / £180Īs you can see from the photos, these new Eagle Optics Denali 8x42 binoculars sport what is now considered a somewhat standard body shape for a modern roof prism binocular, but with one slight tweak that I feel is worth mentioning:.The reasons for this are partly for interest, but also because sometimes it can be confusing which version you are presented with when shopping online and so hopefully this will make it easier for you in this regard. So when they contacted me saying that they had a new versions of their popular Denali series on the market and would I like to test and review one of them, I jumped at the chance:Įagle Optics NEW Denali 8x42 Binoculars ReviewĪs this is a new version of an older model, in this review I will go over all the features of the new Eagle Optics 8x42 binoculars as normal, but where appropriate I will also refer back to the original model and see where they have made changes and just how this affects the product. It has been too long since I last got the opportunity to test an instrument from the American brand Eagle Optics.