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Vortex Binoculars.
« on: November 19, 2018, 09:22:49 PM »
Anyone using Vortex Viper HD binoculars? I am thinking about getting a pair of the 12x50's. What do you think about them? Good quality, worth the price?

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Re: Vortex Binoculars.
« Reply #1 on: November 19, 2018, 09:24:16 PM »
I am using Vultures HD and love them.
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Re: Vortex Binoculars.
« Reply #2 on: November 19, 2018, 09:37:42 PM »
I have the vipers in HD 10x42  and am very happy with them.

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Re: Vortex Binoculars.
« Reply #3 on: November 19, 2018, 10:27:44 PM »
I've never used the 12x50's, but I'm happy with my 10x42's.
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Re: Vortex Binoculars.
« Reply #4 on: November 20, 2018, 08:31:13 AM »
Yep, like others i have the viper HD 10x42 and very happy with them.

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Re: Vortex Binoculars.
« Reply #5 on: November 22, 2018, 03:08:46 PM »
I run the Viper HDs and have the outdoorsmans bino adaptor and tripod mount. They are solid, you can't go wrong.

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Re: Vortex Binoculars.
« Reply #6 on: November 22, 2018, 03:10:49 PM »
Garbage.  Go with the Leupolds.
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Re: Vortex Binoculars.
« Reply #7 on: November 25, 2018, 10:00:22 PM »
Yep, 10x42mm and love them.

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Re: Vortex Binoculars.
« Reply #8 on: November 25, 2018, 11:23:11 PM »
This isn't exactly what you were looking for but I had a pair of 8.5x50 (first gen) and I wasn't impressed at all.  Hard getting a single view and the icing on the cake was elk hunting one year we were in a cut at first light and could hear something moving in it.  My buddy has an older pair of Nikon 8x36 and he could instantly see they were elk, I saw dark blobs.  Grabbed his binos and could see much more clearly and tell they were elk.  Haven't gone back to them since and purchased a different brand of binos.  Don't think I will go back.

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Re: Vortex Binoculars.
« Reply #9 on: November 26, 2018, 09:17:26 AM »
I have the vipers in HD 10x42  and am very happy with them.
I have these for work.  Great glass.
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Re: Vortex Binoculars.
« Reply #10 on: November 26, 2018, 10:05:06 AM »
After side-by-side testing, I preferred the Maven C.1 10x42s over the Viper HD 10x42s and they're less expensive. I can't speak to the Maven C.3 12x50s versus the Viper HD 12x50s, but I would expect the same results... in case you want to save some extra money! Mavens are $425 and right now they have a 20% coupon code on their main website.

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Re: Vortex Binoculars.
« Reply #11 on: November 26, 2018, 11:50:47 AM »
I have the viper hd 12x50. They are awesome, the glass quality is top notch, and they focus pretty quickly. My buddy has a pricer pair of zeiss binocs and I feel his are quicker to focus. I don't see a real difference in the quality of the image between the two. The warranty is a huge selling point for me personally on the Vortex .

 


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