Hunting Washington Forum
Equipment & Gear => Scopes and Optics => Topic started by: tl710 on February 20, 2012, 10:28:00 AM
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I just bought a pair of Vortex Talon 10x42 last week. To be honest, I am not sure what to do with it. The diopter has to be adjusted all the way to the right to bring both eyes in focus. I think I can live with it. Somehow, I cannot get the full field of view with my glasses on. I am hoping the eyecups can be recessed a bit more. In any case, this one is going back to the store. After talking to the guy at the archery shop, he recommend that I should try a pair of Vortex Razor HD. While doing some research, someone commented that ZEN ED3 has better useful eye relief. Has anyone tried those binoculars? I don't really want to spend $1200 on a pair of binoculars. But if that's what takes to get the job done, I guess I will just have to bite the bullets.
Tim
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i have the zen ed3 and they area great i don't have glasses but i love em and they are far cheaper than most other binos of same quality.
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I couldn't tell the difference between these two. You will be happy with either ZEN ED3 or Razor HD.
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It is not too untypical for a binocular to have some diopter issues, as the Talon plainly has. However, eye relief is a pretty cut and dried, set by the design sort of thing. Ever had a binocular where you could see the whole field with glasses? I ask because some eye glass wearers can't. As far as I can tell from side by side comparisons, the Talon and the ZEN ED 2 are the same ainmal with different armor. The ED 3 does have a little bit better eye relief than the ED 2, so that may work for you. You may want to look at an 8x version as the eye relief may be different enough to work. An 8x you can use efficiently is a heck of a lot better deal than a 10x that gives you fits. Thge ED 3 7x43 has more eye relief still. 7x is my favorite all around magnification. I hunt the wide open high desert spaces, so don't fall for the better detail "always" comes with a 10x. Better detail comes from a binocular you can use.
I will add that I recently sold my Vortex Razor HD. It was a good enough binocular, but frankly could not distance itself from the ZEN ED 3 or my Kruger Caldera. I figured there was no point in having the $$ in a nearly $1,200 binocular unless it could show something definite in the way of performance.
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I will add that I recently sold my Vortex Razor HD. It was a good enough binocular, but frankly could not distance itself from the ZEN ED 3 or my Kruger Caldera. I figured there was no point in having the $$ in a nearly $1,200 binocular unless it could show something definite in the way of performance.
Hm.. I will give ZEN ED3 a try and see if it fits me better. Thanks
