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    Vortex vs Swarovski vs Zeiss vs Leika bins (~8x42)

    That’s very interesting, it just goes to show the differences that people see. I tried the razor HD’s and UHD’s in both 8x and 10x42, as well as the Viper HD’s. I felt the Viper HD was closer to the Razor HD’s than the the razor HD was to the UHD, imo (happy Scottie 🤪). I did not try the...
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    Vortex vs Swarovski vs Zeiss vs Leika bins (~8x42)

    Where are you located in the states? B&H in Manhattan as well as Adaroma usually have most all of these in stock. They don’t always have everything as demos on the shelf and much of their stock is in warehouses but you could narrow down what your looking for and purchase a few and return what...
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    Vortex vs Swarovski vs Zeiss vs Leika bins (~8x42)

    They’re all very well made and tough, they’re made to be used. The apples to oranges comparison is imo that S, L and Z have have been around for a long time and have been known to be the best of the best. It’s a reputation , and of course optics as good as can be devolved within reason of cost...
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    Vortex vs Swarovski vs Zeiss vs Leika bins (~8x42)

    I think what Mal means by outliers, is that Vortex is the new comer compared to the other three premium makers. Also Vortex is only recently breaking into the premium level bins, with the MIJ UHD’s. They do have lifetime warranty on their binoculars, but most of the time they don’t repair they...
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    Vortex vs Swarovski vs Zeiss vs Leika bins (~8x42)

    Hi RG, I have so many 8’s that I seem to grab more often. I mainly bought these for the AK prisms for low light observing, but I already have a dedicated low light bin in the 7x42 Habicht’s. I was very pleasantly surprised in the optics bump from the HD line. I’m also thinning out the herd a...
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    Vortex vs Swarovski vs Zeiss vs Leika bins (~8x42)

    The brightest of the bunch, very close optically to the others, the least expensive, solid build. EL, NL about as good as it gets optically. Both similar image quality, with NL larger FOV, better focuser and some say better ergonomics (that’s subjective). Some say better panning characteristic...
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