Looking for quality binoculars

[KenZ119]

Can't go wrong with Leupold, great products and customer service.

[morrcat33]

Vortex.

[lakefolk]

here is a little review i did after we bought ours.. there are some replies featuring other brands also which may be helpful.
personally the vortex quality, customer service and unlimited/unconditional lifetime warranty makes me a lifetime customer.

https://www.bbcboards.net/showthread...ghlight=vortex

also, at the top right of the main page you will find "search forum". click the drop down arrow and type binoculars there and you will get tons of hits and information

[BULLET FAN]

Vortex does have a better marketing campaign which is evident. Lol.[/QUOTE]

I too have noticed this with rifle scopes. I have looked at several scopes at the range. Vortex gets a lot of love but several scopes are much clearer, brighter and sharper for close to the same money but no where near the advertisement.

[adchunts]

Call Doug at CameralandNY for lower than advertised prices. Great folks, great prices with lots of choices. I have several sets of Leupold, early Swarovskis and Meopta. I try real hard not to buy China stuff. Some Vortex offerings are made there. The Razor line is Made in the USA.

I highly recommend Meopta.

X100 on Doug at Cameraland. He will steer you in the right direction!

[NCSURodney]

I have some Maven's that are fairly nice for right under $1k.

https://mavenbuilt.com/collections/binoculars

[pabasshawk]

Thanks for all the information. For my needs I decided to get two sets of Vortex, a Diamondback 12x50 and a Viper 10x42.

[Laddertruck438]

I would look hard at Meopta .

[happykamper]

Leica….

THIS

[nowakezone]

Meopta
Do the reaearch,They build alot of the optics for the big names with the big price rags. Customer service is awesome too

[lakefolk]

Thanks for all the information. For my needs I decided to get two sets of Vortex, a Diamondback 12x50 and a Viper 10x42.

you won't be disappointed and you saved some serious $$.. We spent a lot of time in Glacier, Canada, Yellowstone and other parts of northern Wyoming and Colorado last summer and watched wildlife at some good distances. We were very satisfied with our Vipers.

I'm sure the Swarovskis or Zeiss class optics are great but for what we do so are the Vortex and I can use the big $ saved to fund another trip up north lol!

[lakefolk]

For that price range, Zeiss Conquest HD. They are right at 1k and perform way above that price point. I’ve put them up against Swaro, Leica etc and they are on par for clarity, fit and finish. Way better glass optically than Vortex at that price, even the Razor. Vortex does have a better marketing campaign which is evident. Lol.

I too have noticed this with rifle scopes. I have looked at several scopes at the range. Vortex gets a lot of love but several scopes are much clearer, brighter and sharper for close to the same money but no where near the advertisement.

Actually I have never seen an advertisement for Vortex,,, I admit though I don't subscribe to hunting channels or mags etc.. when I made my decision it was based on overwhelming satisfaction from tons of real world users and reviewers I researched on the net..

[Bug88]

I have a set of NIB LEICA Geovid 8 x 42 range finder binos im going to put on E Bay next weekend.

[MikeSouza]

The Razor line is Made in the USA.
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They’re made in Japan.

[DoctorJJ]

you won't be disappointed and you saved some serious $$.. We spent a lot of time in Glacier, Canada, Yellowstone and other parts of northern Wyoming and Colorado last summer and watched wildlife at some good distances. We were very satisfied with our Vipers.

I'm sure the Swarovskis or Zeiss class optics are great but for what we do so are the Vortex and I can use the big $ saved to fund another trip up north lol!

You will be satisfied as long as you don’t look through a pair of Swaro’s or other alpha glass. I took the family on a little wildlife tour and I gave my wife one of my pairs of Vortex Vipers, which are about $600, and she was enjoying watching the various animals when I handed her my Swaro EL’s that I was using and I said, look through these. She threw them up, looked through them for about 2 seconds and then spun around and gave me a bad look and said “how much did these cost”? I just laughed and said, well whatever it was they were obviously worth it, huh, honey. The point is, even a casual user, with no experience comparing optics, could obviously and immediately tell that the Swaro’s were in a different class.

[Bug88]

I have a set of NIB LEICA Geovid 8 x 42 range finder binos im going to put on E Bay next weekend.

its up now

[rboren]

Zeiss for about a grand. I think I gave a couple grand for mine years ago. But the Zeiss is really good for the money! Son has a pair. Some difference between mine and his but it’s not much. Not 1500$ worth!

[blakesfav]

I just picked up a pair of the Vortex Razor UHD 10x50. Awesome birdwatching glass for the price I paid. That's specifically what I got them for.

[86 inches]

For birding, a 7 or 8 power is best.

[Moonlighter]

I bought these Olympus 10 x 25 compact waterproof binoculars a couple of years ago.very impressed with how clear and powerful they are. we use for bird watching, whale watching, and spotting birds when out fishing.

Best of all is the price. Far less than what you are prepared to pay.

And they have a 25 years guarantee!!

Here is a review with details of the features of these great binoculars

https://www.t3.com/features/olympus-...-they-any-good