Hi Matt,
Thank you very much for sharing your side by side survey of these binocs.
After reviewing this thread, and all the very helpful inputs - thanks to all, I decided to purchase the Chinese plastic Nikon 10 x 40 Action 7266 probably simply because I could do most of what I want to do and they only cost me $68 with free shipping on Amazon.com.
However, for the long term I am very interested in what will be my next set of binocs. I have looked a lot at the Vortex website and the Eagle website. I am very pleased that you took the time to share with us that you decided on Vortex and why.
PS: My current frustration is trying to get my nearsightedness, my trifocals, my digital camera and my new binoculars to all work in unison and in succession!!! LOL, LOL, LOL!!!
I really think my next purchase has to be a camera / binoculars combination. Does Vortex make such a thing?
Does anyone have experience with a camera binoculars combination? Trying to use a dedicated camera as a binoculars is really really cumbersome!!
Mostly I want to just go back and forth from eyes to binoculars, and then at the almost rare perfect moment, snap!! and I have a picture!!!
thank you for this thread,
joe d phillips
birder newbie
pataskala & columbus
---- Matt Valencic <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> After 4 nights on the road I returned home this afternoon through
> Millersburg and stopped at Time and Optics to talk with Robert Hershberger
> and his mother (who started the shop many years ago). I looked through
> several models (Vortex, Nikon, Eagle & Leupold) and power combinations
> (8x42, 10x42, 8.5x43). My max price was ~$500. The ones that impressed me
> most were the 8x42 Vortex Viper ($529) and a pair of 8x42 Leupold ($409) - I
> did not notice the model because I did not even consider them in my research
> - might have been Pinnacles.
>
>
>
> I was fortunate that the afternoon was dreary and rainy because without the
> limited light I could have been happy with either one. The Leupold felt
> lighter but it could just have been the design. Both had a similar field of
> view when I compared them against a distant fence line. However, when I
> really focused on some lichen attached to a fence post about 20 yards away
> it was obvious to me that the Vortex Viper was brighter and gave more detail
> of my 'target'. I went back-and-forth many times until I was convinced.
> Robert finally became non-committal and agreed that I had observed
> correctly.
>
>
>
> Just for 'grins and giggles' I looked through a pair of Leica's ($1,800) and
> Swarovski ($3,000). Yes, they were both brighter but not $1,000 - $2,000
> brighter to me (to someone else with the budget they probably are!).
>
>
>
> Anyway, the icing on the cake is the incredible warranty from Vortex.
>
>
>
> Thanks to all who helped me make this decision.
>
>
>
> The take-away from all this . if you are going to spend more than $100 go
> somewhere where you can compare side-by-side. Then pray for a dreary day!
> Robert said that if it were bright and sunny I would not have been able to
> discern the difference between them.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Matt Valencic
>
> Chagrin Falls, OH
>
>
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