collinvue
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After a month of testing different bins, from the current crop of Chinese ED glass, Monarchs & other roofs, even several porros,
I finally found my bins.....
I live 2 hours NE of Eagle Optics in Middleton, so I drove down last weekend to find my binoculars.
Mike at EO was very open to me and he didn't push any binocular, he asked what I'v used and approx. price range.
I told him I owned Zen-Ray ED2s and tried some Nikons, we started to look.
After a while of testing CA in various binoculars, I told Mike I was looking for really good build quality,
he pulled down a pair of Vortex Vipers (I actually wouldn't have looked at them) oh my!!!
* Put it this way,...take the size of Monarchs, the ED glass of Zen-Ray and wrap that in absolutely fantastic Japanese build quality {yes they are actually made in Japan},
you have the Vortex Vipers
The Vipers have stellar clarity w/ ED glass & the FOV seems much larger in actual use.
Focus is fast, but not so fast as to overshoot your view, true pleasure.
What's most amazing to me, that Vipers are not talked about more, maybe people don't want to let the secret out .
I was able to get a verrrry good price being there in person
...thanks Mike
After a month of testing different bins, from the current crop of Chinese ED glass, Monarchs & other roofs, even several porros,
I finally found my bins.....
I live 2 hours NE of Eagle Optics in Middleton, so I drove down last weekend to find my binoculars.
Mike at EO was very open to me and he didn't push any binocular, he asked what I'v used and approx. price range.
I told him I owned Zen-Ray ED2s and tried some Nikons, we started to look.
After a while of testing CA in various binoculars, I told Mike I was looking for really good build quality,
he pulled down a pair of Vortex Vipers (I actually wouldn't have looked at them) oh my!!!
* Put it this way,...take the size of Monarchs, the ED glass of Zen-Ray and wrap that in absolutely fantastic Japanese build quality {yes they are actually made in Japan},
you have the Vortex Vipers
The Vipers have stellar clarity w/ ED glass & the FOV seems much larger in actual use.
Focus is fast, but not so fast as to overshoot your view, true pleasure.
What's most amazing to me, that Vipers are not talked about more, maybe people don't want to let the secret out .
I was able to get a verrrry good price being there in person
...thanks Mike
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