Fury 6.5x32

I bought these on closeout a couple years ago for $160. I've always liked lower power bins for general use and at 6.5x32, the Furys are a terrific compromise of size, weight, FOV, optics, and price.

I find myself using them more and more these days and find the magnification is just right for many uses.

I see Vortex has a similar size in a couple other of their lines where most manufacturers have moved away from 6-7x bins in medium sizes.

These are great for birding and astronomy, especially when sweeping the Milky Way under dark skies.

A medium sized and not a compact binocular. Amazing and dazzling 8.5 degree view. Very wide and bright fov. I would rate 8.7 if I could. A absolute steal for $130 to $175. Phase coated and silvered roof prisms. Mine has fast and loose focusing without play or backlash that aids very fast and super accurate focusing. The fineness of the focusing mechanism and good optics greatly aids perceived resolution. Focus is finely dead on or not. Some have stiffer focusing I have heard, which I do not prefer. A tad heavy for 6.5x32 and a bit clunky in its case for a 6.5x32 binocular, but very comfortable to hand hold, if not carry about all day. Protruding lever on diopter adjustment could be shorter and lower. Not a problem for me, but it might bother some searching for the focusing knob. A personal favorite of mine for value and a wonderful view. For fov, not even a Swarovski Swarovison 8x32 can match the Fury (8 vs. 8.5 degrees). The fov is really big and bright, creating a significant WOW factor when you look through the binocular. Vortex should not have discontinued this binocular, especially inasmuch as it has no replacement for it.

I bought these as a birdwatching / general purpose binocular. I've always preferred the steadier image of a 7x binocular, and am very pleased with these. Side by side they're obviously not as good as my Zeiss Victory 7x42, but there isn't 1000 difference between them - I'm perfectly happy with them in the field, where they deliver a sharp, bright wide angle image with or without glasses. Remarkable quality for a relatively inexpensive roof prism binocular. Depth of field is excellent - very little focussing required. Particularly good for hedgerow & woodland birdwatching, where a stronger binocular would be harder to lock on before the bird was away. Appreciated the brightness today, with a low sun and not a lot of light to go round; was picking up nuances of colour that my friend with Optolyth 10x40s wasn't seeing. All in all remarkable value.