| CalHunter |
12-29-2016 12:39 PM |
We went up to Cabela's outside of Reno last month on an anniversary trip and looked at a lot of binos. We both liked the vortex Razor glass but it was simply too pricey. We looked at the Vulture glass and it was about 90-95% of what the Razor was at half the price ($600). We looked at the Diamondback but it was too far down the ladder in quality. Not a bad pair of binos but just not comparable to the vulture or Razor glass.
I have a 25-year-old pair of Swarovski SLC binos (7x30) that is kind of my baseline for binos. They cost me $400 back then and today's current model is about $800. My wife has looked through my Swarovski's and likes the clarity, size and weight. When we checked binos, she liked the Razor best but also noted the Vulture was pretty close. I told her we should wait to see if Cabela's put them on sale as $600 was a little pricey for our budget back then. At $457, that is a steal. I may have to pick up a pair of Vulture 8x42's also (they were $489 on amazon yesterday), depending on which magnification she prefers but I am definitely going to enjoy field testing both. :D:D
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