Vortex Razor HD 10x42 Binocular

What an upgrade!

Excellent set of binoculars!

Probably the best product for the money

This year I decided to upgrade my binos after using some decent budget binos for the last 20 years. I gave myself a $1000 budget. I looked at Leica, Zeiss, Leupold and Vortex. I went to a local Cabelas so I could get a good side by side comparison. I had some pre-conceived notions about how this would go but I was as objective as possible. I've been a Leupold fan for years, using their spotting scopes and rifles scopes for as long as I've been hunting out west (25 years). I was disappointed to see that their binos don't fit in this class of optic. I was really excited to try the Zeiss Conquest HD 10x42 binos. I thought the image quality was exceptional but the eye cups just seemed like an afterthought. Its odd that a company puts so much into their glass but the finish was lacking. The Vortex Razors and Leica Trinovids were quickly my top two picks and after lots of looking (through really poor lighting at Cabelas) I decided on the Vortex Razors. For me, the quality was very near that of any top end binos but the lifetime warranty pushed them over the finish line. Since the purchase I've lived with these binos around my neck. I'm extremely happy with them in the field and I have no hesitancy recommending them to anyone looking for a pair of binos at this price point.