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Has anyone been able to compare the 2 side by side?
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What scope models are you referring to?
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The Nikon ED 13x30 spotter vs the Vortex Razor 11x33 spotter
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You know how folks can't help but add something to the thread that is not in the question. There is another you may consider. I found about it a couple days ago. It is an Alpen 20X50 which is a palm-sized unit. I have no idea how good it is.
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I looked real hard at the Vortex Razor 11-33x50 angled body, before going with the Razor 16-48x65 angled body.
The 11-33 was really nice. Excellent glass, lightweight, seemingly well made.
The deal-breaker for me was I wanted a ring mount so the eyepiece can be rotated without re-aiming the scope. The little 11-33X doesn't have a ring mount. I don't think the little Nikon does either for that matter. That's a concession I don't like.
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I'm mostly curious about the optical quality between them. I have the Nikon and saw the Vortex in the classifieds. The Nikon works fine for my needs so not sure if any gain from the Vortex.
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Here's a good little video a guy did comparing the 50mm Nikon, Vortex, and Minox, http://vimeo.com/59926662
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Doubt you will gain anything with the Vortex over the Nikon. The Nikon is the class of the field for compact spotters.
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Forgot about that video. Thanks for the reminder.
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Not personal experience, but a close friend and fellow poster on here has compared the two side by side. He said that he prefers the optics of the Vortex by a slight margin. Take it for what it's worth.
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Not personal experience, but a close friend and fellow poster on here has compared the two side by side. He said that he prefers the optics of the Vortex by a slight margin. Take it for what it's worth. . That's kinda the info I was looking for.
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The deal-breaker for me was I wanted a ring mount so the eyepiece can be rotated without re-aiming the scope. The little 11-33X doesn't have a ring mount. I don't think the little Nikon does either for that matter. That's a concession I don't like.
Why would you need to rotate a scope without re-aiming? I understand using an angled head scope from the prone but most tripods allow you to tilt the entire scope.
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I just like it. Maybe I want to change the angle for more comfortable position for myself, or maybe just to let my shorter wife have a gawk at what I'm seeing.
Another thing I like about a ring mount on an angled body is that you can pan a very wide distance without having to either reposition your tripod, or repositioning yourself. You just change the angle of the eyepiece and keep panning.
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I guess trading my Nikon for the Vortex would be like getting rid of a good shooting 270 for a 270WSM.
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I guess trading my Nikon for the Vortex would be like getting rid of a good shooting 270 for a 270WSM. I'd say more like a 270 for a 280.
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I have several Nikon Fieldscopes, the ED50, FSIII 60 and the ED82. I like the Nikons and they work well for me as I can interchange eyepieces among them all. They have different powers as per the objective size. I have some fixed sizes as well as zoom.
Every time I look through my ED50 I say wow, this is good.
The best zoom eyepiece choice is the 13-40X MC II, for the ED 50, it is the one with the twist up eyecup, so it is good for glasses or without.
I have not tried the Vortex, but I did want to show the options I have with the Nikon Fieldscope.
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You got me looking at that 16x48 now Montana. For the price how are the Razors optics ?
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I'm really diggin' my Razor, glass is great to me, but I'm no self-proclaimed expert on glass. A couple pics, My only other spotter was a Leupold Green Ring 15-45x60. Compared to the Razor, the green ring was like looking through a milk bottle.
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