vortex diamondback binoculars

[foxshooter12345]

Has anyone tried these bino's have heard they're pretty good for the money , but has anyone tried them in low light

 

[dodgyrog]

My pal has brought a pair back from the States - they look the biz.
I tried them out but nothing challenging and I have to say I was impressed and all for less than $300 in the USA.

 

[Tiff]

I've got an 8x42 pair coming on trial tomorrow...so well see.

 

[Moray Outfitting]

Hoping to have a few sets down with us at the Newark Deer Stalking Fair. It'll be our usual hard sell approach - ie you are welcome to give them a try and decide for yourself.

We like them and have yet to find a major gripe for the money.

 

[foxshooter12345]

Thanks for the feed back guys much appreciated

 

[Shabz]

I see sportsman gun centre are doing them for like £130 or something. Pretty cheap.

 

[stalkinginengland]

We do them if it's any help, we are using vortex bins and scopes and they are very good for the money plus the warranty is second to none

 

[Harry mac]

Does anyone else see the phrase, "good for the price" as damning with faint praise? Or is it just me?

 

[stratts]

My mate got some and we compared them to my older 8x42 Swaro SLC's in a not so scientific test. Normal light you can't really tell the difference. Low light I reckoned mine were clearer and he said not. You could defo see better through mine when the light was nearly gone, but by then you wouldn't shoot a deer anyway!

I bought my Swaro's 2nd hand for 500 quid which was a good deal, but if I'd had the chance to compare before I got them, I would probably have bought the Vortex and saved meself a good wedge. Swaro's are certainly not 10 times the quality, but new are 10 times the price!!

Oh and Vortex give a no quibble lifetime guarantee too and they are much lighter than mine,

Stratts

 

[Dave88]

I've been using these for the last few years and I think they're very good. At last light if these can't see the deer then neither will my Zeiss scope.

 

[Moray Outfitting]

HarryMac - I dont.

It would be easy to lapse into a 47 page debate revolving around semantics - which could be the alternate title ( if less snappy ) for the forum! , so I'll clarify my comment: in that price range - say sub £300 - my choice would be Vortex Diamondbacks over any other make I can bring to mind at the moment. Others may have a different opinion and more power to them.

If I had say £500 then a good secondhand pair from one of the big three - Zeiss, Leica, Swaro would suggest themselves for a number of reasons, some unrelated to pure performance.

Nothing faint or implied about it.

Hope that helps

 

[stalkinginengland]

No HarryMac, I don't either, must just be you.

 

[Fishnshoot]

Im using zeiss terra's 8x42's, all the online reviews are what sold me on em!, good quality, excellent light transmission, can't fault them.

hth

 

[MuntySteve]

Truly superb binoculars! Sportman Gun Centre is selling them for just £115.99 in their clearance sale!!!

 

[AN DU RU FOX]

I dont know about the diamond backs,i was going for those or minox,,then lady luck stepped in and my misses says she will go halvesies on a pair of vortex viper 8x42s i was looking at so as long as my other half is happy im happy,pair on there way soon i hope,,, im sick of squinting!!!just to update i got the 8x42,s vipers and im well happy better and clearer than i expected,,doug,

 

[ciaran]

I'm using the vortex viper hds 10x50s and have compared them to my mates Lecias and there was not much if anything between them In low light, I would definitely recommend them