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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kevin Purcell" data-source="post: 1271688" data-attributes="member: 68323">This is an interesting related thread on the blemished Vortexes (Vorticies?). Doug at CameraLandNY got a batch in June too.<a href="http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/2237859/page/1/fpart/1" target="_blank">http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php/ubb/showflat/Number/2237859/page/1/fpart/1</a>One person even asks: "How does the Diamondback compare to the Leupold Yosemite?" Well, know we (I) know <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Another says: "The Vortex 8x42 diamondbacks showed up today, and I am very pleased. Only minimal discoloration near the hinge." Which is the only place I saw as a blemish too.Quite a lot of people seem happy with the Vortex Diamondback on this thread at this price.Camera Land NY still has the Coyote Brown Diamondbacks for $129 or $139 with harness for either 8x or 10x<a href="http://www.cameralandny.com/optics/vortex.pl?page=vortexdiamondback8x42" target="_blank">http://www.cameralandny.com/optics/vortex.pl?page=vortexdiamondback8x42</a><a href="http://www.cameralandny.com/optics/vortex.pl?page=vortexdiamondback10x42" target="_blank">http://www.cameralandny.com/optics/vortex.pl?page=vortexdiamondback10x42</a>The x10 have a much narrower FOV of 345 feet @ 1000 yds which is a still respectable 6.0 degrees. So a slightly narrower AFOV. ER is a little shorter at 16mm. And are almost an ounce lighter.I've hemmed and hawed about getting the x10. I thought about it before I placed the order so I'd have a balanced range of magnifications in my "collection" (x6, x8, x10) to get a feel for which on works best for me in what habitat.</blockquote>

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