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I’ve found that, for me, anything Vortex over the Diamondbacks lags behind other comparable glass. The Vipers weren’t worth the money, nor were the Razors when I was bino shopping awhile back. Yeah everyone strokes on their warranty, but honestly who is out there beating the piss out of their binoculars to the level that you’d actually need to worry about the warranty? I get it, we’re in the woods hunting, it’s rough in general, but are you going to be regularly throwing your binos off a cliff? I feel like once you get into $200+ you should be taking care of them. Another thing - let’s face it, if they break 2 Days into a 7 day trip you’re boned anyhow regardless of warranty. Most optic companies offer a decent warranty these days. I’d rather have to spend a little if I’m a careless idiot with my binoculars and have GREAT glass, than settle for subpar glass just so I can have a warranty that covers my carelessness.
Quote from: JeffRaines on May 16, 2018, 05:22:38 PMI’ve found that, for me, anything Vortex over the Diamondbacks lags behind other comparable glass. The Vipers weren’t worth the money, nor were the Razors when I was bino shopping awhile back. Yeah everyone strokes on their warranty, but honestly who is out there beating the piss out of their binoculars to the level that you’d actually need to worry about the warranty? I get it, we’re in the woods hunting, it’s rough in general, but are you going to be regularly throwing your binos off a cliff? I feel like once you get into $200+ you should be taking care of them. Another thing - let’s face it, if they break 2 Days into a 7 day trip you’re boned anyhow regardless of warranty. Most optic companies offer a decent warranty these days. I’d rather have to spend a little if I’m a careless idiot with my binoculars and have GREAT glass, than settle for subpar glass just so I can have a warranty that covers my carelessness.You are obviously underestimating my clumsiness.
I went in to Cabelas last night and got to look at the Vipers, the new 2018 Vipers, and the BX-4. Surprisingly, I found the BX-4s to be substantially better. I think it had a lot more to do with the shape of my face and hands than the quality of the product per se, but they felt a lot more natural. There was also truer color in the BX-4 than the old/existing Viper and a little less color fringing. The new Vipers and the BX-4 seems about equal optically. So I guess I'm in the market for a pair of BX-4s now!
Check out Cameraland NY online for deals on optics. Give them a call. You’d be hard pressed to find better customer service and some smoking deals now and then.
I hadn't heard of Zen-Ray. Any knowledge of their warranty? Also, I can't even find a website for them... They seem to be selling on adorama.com though, so I guess they're still in business??
Uhhh.. I guess cancel what I said about Zen Rays. Looks like they are going (or have gone) out of business (from what I can tell on the internets... ). Too bad. I really like mine and they were great with the warranty when I dropped a pair and dented the eyecup. I guess that warranty no longer exists... I'll have to be careful with mine. If you buy a pair you should get them at a bargain basement price considering there is no one to fix or replace them anymore.
70% off https://n.stuccu.com/s/Zen+Ray+Binoculars?drsm=5b00a1c4eba0c90c8816b19aLooks like they went out of business, so there goes the warranty!
