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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Chosun Juan" data-source="post: 3393253" data-attributes="member: 92780">Janice,The Vortex Vipers are narrow gutted things in x42, or x50, and I wouldn't consider them for me. Try and view the x50 Razor HD's for yourself if you can, and see how they feel in the hand.  If you find you want a wider field of view, then the 10x42 Razor HD's would fit the bill. Both are rated very highly optically. Both are lightweights in their respective classes.Surprisingly for the near kilo weight, the Swaro 10x50 SV's are very nice and very steady to hold - optically superb too, though you will pay .....I honestly would not go past the Zen-Ray ED3 to get to the Zeiss Conquest HD, especially in 8x, even if they were the same price, let alone double!I would also seriously consider 8x over 10x, especially in x42mm format, as I do like a 5mm+ exit pupil. In my experience, in practical use, you will only see better, or more detail, or whatever, about 20% of the time with a 10x over the 8x. Generally, in a 42mm, I prefer the extra brightness, ease of eye placement with the bigger EP, and extra depth of field of the 8x.  It is much more difficult to design and build a quality 10x at a given price point over an 8x.  Remember that, and try for yourself before you buy!  <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />)    :cat:There are no free lunches in optical design, and large objectives, with large quality fields of view and large ER, result in large weight, and in the case of the Swaro - much reduced residual wallet thickness!  :eek!:Chosun   :gh:</blockquote>

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