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    Vortex Viper HD and Bushnell Trophy - A noob’s review

    Vortex makes great binoculars.
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    Problem with green coating of EL SV 8x32

    Clearly Swarovski have got the armouring on these bins wrong. They should recall them and fix the problem permanently and at no charge whatsoever to the customer. I applaud them the for trying to be kind to the enviromet, but if I’d doesn't work it need to be fixed.
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    Optolyth no longer in business? That’s a shame, when did this happen?

    You could be right, there must be something left for someone to have a go at. It was a top brand in it's day.
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    Optolyth no longer in business? That’s a shame, when did this happen?

    I don't know why I'm surprised at this, what’s more surprising is that more don't go out of business. I mean they last a lifetime and improvements with modern optics are marginal. I mean, who buys all this the stuff?
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    Optolyth no longer in business? That’s a shame, when did this happen?

    They were still is business under new ownership a about 5 years ago. My first pair of binswas Optolyth Alpin, must be 30, 40 years ago. I thought the were very good. Very lightweight.
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    Optolyth no longer in business? That’s a shame, when did this happen?

    Only found out today Optolyth no longer in business. When did this happen?
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    Vortex Razor UHD 12x50 WP

    They are all different, most of the time it’s just a matter of preference. The SwarovskI SLC and the Nikon offer a different view to each other. Both excellent bins though.. Of all the bins I've tried, and it's not that many, the Vortex Razor HD comes closest to the SLCs
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    Vortex Razor UHD 12x50 WP

    The Opticron rep Peter Gamby said on these forums that the modern optics are probably as good as it's going to get and I think he's right. lighting conditions and atmospheric conditions have a huge part to play when checking out optics.
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    Viper HD vs Razor HD 10x42 FOV

    I few years ago when I was looking to change my bins, I had the 10x40 Viper and Razor side by side for over a week, under field conditions and to be honest, optically there was nothing in it. I choose the Razor because at my age 63, it would the last binocular I would buy. Nearly everybody on...
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    Amazed at the Customer Care from Vortex

    What you say makes no sense, no sense whatsoever. They can only offer the warranty the do because warranty returns are low. If the product was as bad as you seem to think they wouldn't be in business. You can't resist having a pop at Vortex. Still, if it makes you happy.
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    Vortex Razor UHD 12x50 WP

    Mine are HD.
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    The Defintive Answer.

    Yes, it works a treat.
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    Vortex Razor UHD 12x50 WP

    Micro contrast? I have the the Razor 8x42, 10x42 and 12x50 and they are all brilliant. Crystal clear, you feel like you can reach out touch what you are looking at.
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    Amazed at the Customer Care from Vortex

    And customer care aside, their bins are brilliant, wether they are made in Japan or China. I tried my Vortex Razor 10x42 against Nikon MHG, Zeiss Conquest, and Swarovski SLC all in 10x42. The Vortex were much closer the the Swarovski than the others. I did extensive testing over months between...
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    New Monarch M7 8x30 - release date Oct 2021

    When first looked through the M7 8x30 I had my Optolyth 12x50 and my old Bausch and Lomb 10x42 at the time. And I remember thinking, why would anybody want better than these. Upgraded all my bins now, still think the view from the M7 8x30 is excellent. I paid £259, bargain.
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