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Message: <blockquote data-quote="cnick6" data-source="post: 3244426" data-attributes="member: 127624">This will be a quick review as I no longer have the binoculars to play with...In short, this is a really fun binocular.  It is quite interesting how that extra 2x really does show up when comparing the 6x to a 8x binocular. The Viper HD 6x32 is very compact.  It's surprisingly heavy likely due to the Japanese ED glass.  The feel is very good -- almost perfect.  The focus knob is excellent and was very smooth with zero play.  Knob rotation was just over 1 1/2 turns.  The focus was extremely fine.  The slightest movement can really affect the picture sharpness.  Close up focus is ~ 3 feet!  At times, I think I was probably down to 2 feet.  This makes for really fun viewing! The image quality was very, very good.  I could still tell a subtle difference when comparing to the Razor HD 8x42 -- which had higher contrast.  The resolution was just a tick under the Razor HD.  The sweet spot was around 75% and the edge transition was smooth from focus to out-of-focus.  Didn't have the best conditions conducive to CA but didn't see any during the weekend testing.  The wide FOV was very nice when looking at landscape shots.  This also meant I rarely had to adjust my focus.  Now to the bad part.  Due to the long eye relief of this particular model, the Vortex eyecups are WAY too short.  Unless you wear glasses, you will likely have issues with blackouts.  The only fix is to place your eyes about 5mm behind the eyecups.  This can be "trained" to a point.  After a lot of viewing, I was able to obtain this almost out of instinct; however, if you are moving around and/or alternating between targets, this is extremely annoying.I have no idea how this binocular made it passed their QA process.  Were the testers only wearing glasses?  Also, I'm a little dumb-founded by the "excellent" reviews on the Vortex web site and other sites.  How are people using this binocular comfortably?  For me personally, I couldn't really "brow-hold" this binocular either.  The angle was so extreme that my neck started to hurt.  My only explanation is that most are eye-glass wearers.  The other users are probably first-time binocular owners and have just accepted this as the default way it works. Before I packaged up the binocular, I called Vortex and asked them for any advice.  They seemed shocked by my claim but they don't have any quick fix or solution.  I can't believe I would be the only one to notice this but I guess it just proves that I'm an extraterrestrial after all.  :-C:cat:</blockquote>

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