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Have any of you tried these binoculars? How do they compare to other higher end 12x50's (Razor HD, Swarovski, Leica)? I am also curious how they are for folks who wear glasses.
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Would like to know myself also. Looking to upgrade glass.
Writing from the gateway to the great BluMtns in southeastern Washington.
Just remember, "You are the trailer park and I am the tornado". Beth Dutton, Yellowstone.
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I suspect being Cabela's branded it is not very popular item. You need 18mm or more eye relief and folding or retracting ocular pieces for wearing glasses while using binoculars (unless they have generous diopter +/- adjustment and you choose to take glasses off). The good stuff has long eye relief, larger FOV and sharp high fidelity image.
Back when I bought my binoculars the gold standard was Nikon 'Prostar' 7x50 reason being it was designed for very discriminating user the one who scans the night sky. That is were all imperfections show up in piece of glass. These go unnoticed by hunter scanning fields or woods.
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I have the non HD model and find them super for spotting from the car, I have had no issues with glasses or contacts.
I do not find them hard to carry with a shoulder harness and have had no issues with light at the end of the day.
I do find them to amplify the shaking that I experience counting the 6 points on an elk.
Last year we were glassing some deer on the far side of a lake, we watched them and carried on. Later my partner complained about the lack of bucks. When I mentioned that 3 of the 4 deer were small bucks he was shocked. He was using 8x and never saw the small horns.
I would highly recommend the glasses for sitting and glassing or from a car. I have found that the 10x42 or 8x are a better choice for following elk in the woods.
I bought mine when Cabalas was going to the HD's, I looked through both and could not justify the difference in price. Happy with what I got
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Went ahead and ordered a pair of Swarovski 12x50 ELs to replace my vortex razor 12x50s.
Writing from the gateway to the great BluMtns in southeastern Washington.
Just remember, "You are the trailer park and I am the tornado". Beth Dutton, Yellowstone.
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BluMtn - what generation are your Vortex Razors?
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They were one of the very first ones camersland got in. Called doug looking for binos one day and he said I just got these in would you like to try them. They have been very good binos. Just wanted to upgrade to some alfa glass to see the difference.
Writing from the gateway to the great BluMtns in southeastern Washington.
Just remember, "You are the trailer park and I am the tornado". Beth Dutton, Yellowstone.
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Blu, please let us know what you think of your Swaro 12x50s when you get them. I'm looking closely at them!
Cheers,
Eric
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