Experts recommend Celestron Nature DX more than Nikon Prostaff 3S
As of 9 Apr 2024, experts prefer Celestron Nature DX over Nikon Prostaff 3S, but both Binoculars have solid expert endorsements.
As per this month's meta ranking, Celestron Nature DX received 3 recommendations: from T3 (28 Feb 2024), Digital Camera World (4 Feb 2024) and Space Exploration and Astronomy (3 Apr 2024). By contrast, Nikon Prostaff 3S received only 1 recommendation from T3 (28 Feb 2024).
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Endorsement summary:
- On 28 Feb 2024
T3 ranked Nikon Prostaff 3S as #2 and Celestron Nature DX as #5 Rank Binoculars Comment ... ... ... #2 out of 10 Nikon Prostaff 3S Best affordable binoculars... ... ... #5 out of 10 Celestron Nature DX The best binoculars for beginners... ... ... Source: www.t3.com - On 4 Feb 2024
Digital Camera World ranked Celestron Nature DX as #6 Rank Binoculars Comment ... ... ... #6 out of 10 Celestron Nature DX Best for high magnification... ... ... Source: www.digitalcameraworld.com - On 3 Apr 2024
Space Exploration and Astronomy ranked Celestron Nature DX as #3 Rank Binoculars Comment ... ... ... #3 out of 13 Celestron Nature DX Best for affordable stargazing: A wide aperture and 12x magnification make these excellent for observing the cosmos... ... ... Source: www.space.com
After counting and adding up the 84 expert endorsements of the April rankings, Celestron Nature DX outranks Nikon Prostaff 3S. This is not to say that Nikon Prostaff 3S is a bad option. Like Celestron Nature DX, it is recommended by experts, but less.
Celestron Nature DX 
Nikon Prostaff 3S Customers like Celestron Nature DX somewhat more
At ReviewFinder we prefer to focus on professional product reviews, because customer reviews can be disproportionately affected by unrelated factors such as delivery, specific seller listing problems, and, of course, fake reviews. With that said, below is the summary of consumer sentiment.
Nikon Prostaff 3S
CS of 10 is similar to a 4.8 star review, CS of 0 is similar to a 2 star review.
Celestron Nature DX, the pricier option, tends to get more favorable reviews than Nikon Prostaff 3S.
As can be seen in the chart above, median best-selling binoculars receives a consumer score of 9.1 (great). Both Celestron Nature DX and Nikon Prostaff 3S receive customer reviews that average out above that median threshold.
| Celestron Nature DX |
In comparison:
9.5 Amazing
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| Nikon Prostaff 3S |
In comparison:
9.2 Amazing
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| Median best-selling Binoculars |
In comparison:
9.1 Great
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Celestron Nature DX is more popular than Nikon Prostaff 3S
It's fairly safe to say that Celestron Nature DX are more popular binoculars than Nikon Prostaff 3S, based on their 3,000+ reviews. Popularity is determined based on product sales. Note that older and cheaper products tend to sell more.
To consider
| Table: Top compared alternatives for Celestron Nature DX and Nikon Prostaff 3S | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Celestron Outland X | $100 |
In comparison:
8.6 Great
| 3 expert recommendations | Cheaper More Popular |
 | Nikon Aculon A211 | $156 |
In comparison:
9.3 Amazing
| 4 expert recommendations | |
 | Nikon Prostaff P3 | $137 |
In comparison:
9.5 Amazing
| 3 expert recommendations | |
 | Celestron SkyMaster Giant | $101 |
In comparison:
Celestron SkyMaster Giant ranks #60 out of 94. Very high levels of customer satisfaction. Go to rankings 8.6 Great
| 2 expert recommendations | Cheaper More Popular |
| Rank | Change | Price | Binoculars | money.com  | OpticsMag  | T3 | Digital Camera World | Task and Purpose  | GearJunkie  | Space Exploration and Astronomy | BestReviews  | Wirecutter  | Forbes  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | - | $203 |  Celestron Nature DX ED | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 13 | - | - | - |
| 2 | - | $156 |  Nikon Aculon A211 | - | - | 9 | - | 1 | - | 10 | 4 | - | - |
| 3 | - | $416 |  Vortex Optics Viper HD | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6 |
| 4 | - | $1499 |  Canon 10x42 L | - | - | 8 | 2 | - | - | 1 | - | - | - |
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Expert reviews [17]
- with a score: 9
- without a score: 8
| Highest score by birding.rocks | 100 |
| Average score based on 17 reviews | 89 |
| Lowest score by Digital Camera World | 80 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
Expert reviews [9]
- with a score: 6
- without a score: 3
| Highest score by T3 | 100 |
| Average score based on 9 reviews | 94 |
| Lowest score by Digital Camera World | 80 |
Score distribution:
| 80-100 | |
| 60-80 | |
| 40-60 | |
| 20-40 | |
| 0-20 |
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Celestron Nature DX are a very popular option in the middle of the binoculars price range. They're in the top 3 bestselling binoculars and have dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Opticron Adventurer WP II or Vortex D241 Diamondback .
Celestron Nature DX are $48.49 less expensive than average binoculars ($198.48).
Nikon Prostaff 3S are a very popular option on the lower end of the price range. They're in the top 3 bestselling binoculars and have dozens of popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Kowa YF II or Bushnell Waterproof 150142 .
Nikon Prostaff 3S are $83.50 cheaper than the average binoculars ($198.48).
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