I know this ground has been covered pretty well so do excuse this new thread.
I'm thinking of buying one of these two. Has anybody been able to compare them side by side? What's the verdict? In London, there is nowhere where I can compare them side by side.
In the UK, the Opticron is going for £340 and the Vortex for £259. So Vortex wins on price. But which is the better a) optically b) build quality.
Thanks
Reuben
i dont think i've compared the two directly but looked through dozens of pairs including the big three i settled for the opticron "imagic BGA SE 8x42's and dont regret buying them even after 6 months of hard use i still love them.
i spent a few months brousing forums and optics stores checking out various models and getting opinions, for the price i dont think you could beet them six months ago without spending twice as much and even then gains are hardly if at all noticable.
i havnt checked out the latest offerings with ED glass yet but CA in mine isnt noticable unless you really look for it at the fov edge and no worse than the swarovski 8.5x42's costing £1000.
shame you cant try them back to back in store. the opticrons have come down in price since i bought mine for £369
Hi Reuben,
I've got the Vortex Vipers (so has my wife).
We have just got back from 2 weeks in South Africa and were absolutely delighted with them. We originally looked at bins up to £500 a pair, but settled for the vipers as to my eyes they performed at least as well and often exceeded models that cost twice as much.
Hope this helps
Allan