CalHunter

The wife has pointed out that I may have to get a pair of 8x42's also. Dang it Kelly, you sure are raising heck with my budget.

kellyguinn

LOL. Sorry about that. Never told ya to look at amazon though

CalHunter

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.

Kakarot57

Nikon Monarch 7 8x42 works great for me