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Message: <blockquote data-quote="typo" data-source="post: 3311236" data-attributes="member: 83808">I'm not sure who owns who but neither Vortex or Eagle optics make binoculars, they sell them.I really only put the Vanguard on a tripod for things like resolution testing but the forward mount seems plenty strong enough. Because of the cantelever the tripod might need to be steadier though.I've tried the different versions of the Frontier ED and Sapphire ED and they are fine binoculars and well priced for the UK. I personally like the more compact single hinge Sapphire ED the best. I think the Vanguard is still better optically but the Sapphire is still pretty good for the price and ergonomically suites me better. I don't recall the finer points of the eyecup design I'm afraid.Of course there are very similar versions of the Frontier and Sapphire from other companies.David</blockquote>