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Been doing a ton of research on marine binoculars. Seems like the consensus top two value options are Steiner Marine and Fujinon Polaris. Today I checked out some Vortex Diamondbacks and was pleasantly surprised.

Anyone here with Vortex binocular experience?

Thanks in advance.

jbooker9

There ok for chinese Glass I have a few of there scopes and a pair of binoculars. The scopes are very nice but the binoculars are just ok they do the job but the clarity could be much better.

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frosstyx

I use a lower end pair of their Raptor 10x30 for work (intelligence gathering). While I won't get any deeper into that I will say that they are great for that, they get the job done and I don't feel terrible about dropping them or leaving them in a hot car all day or getting bounced around in a bag. I also own a few Vortex optics that are mounted on some pretty substantial firearms. They are great options for those who are budget minded but don't want cheap crap. Clear glass, but you can always do better...depending on the size of your wallet.

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Beendare

Vortex is a great company but only avg optical quality. I owned the Vipers...sold em.

With a $600 budget.....Nikon makes a bino in that $400-500 price range thats pretty good.

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Badbagger

I’ve got Steiner's with range finders etc, not cheap maybe paid about $750 but very high quality and pleased with them. They are the Steiner Commander.

caltexflanc

I've used a pair of the Fujinon Polaris with compass for 13 years, and a lot of use and abuse. Fantastic optics, great low light performance. Love those things. They are heavy. Defender puts them on sale every so often.

MarAgt

I have a pair of the Vortex Diamondbacks 8x42's. I rec'd them for Christmas and I really really like them a lot. A buddy of mine rec'd a pair of Swarovski binos w/the build in range finder. We both went on a hunting trip in January, so I had a good bit of time to do a side by side daytime comparison of the two. Taking away the range finder, as much as I looked through both sets, at equal objects, I just could not see a difference in clarity. Now, I cannot say the Swarovskis will not have better light gathering capabilities at dawn or dusk, or won't last longer. But a side by side daytime comparison to me seemed pretty darn comparable. I just did not see the $2300 difference in them. That being said, I am sure there are guys on this and several hunting forums that glass over miles and miles of western plains and mountains that might argue differently; but to this layman, who uses binos rather regularly (particularly during hunting season), I just did not see an appreciable difference in the function of the Vortex Diamnondback and Swarovski binos.

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Thank you all for the feedback. A common thread for me is the importance of a great warranty. Seems like Steiner may be among the best, if not the very best. Anyone had any experience with the Fujinon customer service/warranty?

Right now I seem to be between the Steiner Commander 7x50 and the Fujinon 7x50 FMT-SX Polaris.

vonshep

i have the vortex diamond back and the wife has the vipers I like them the warranty is lifetime the clarity is good bang for buck you can't beat them .I looked at a bunch under 1000 I felt the vortex where the best

wdkerek

I have been very pleased with Vangaurd