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Hi, I'm Mark Harris, team leader for Product Intelligence at Optics Planet.
I'm here to talk to you today about Vortex bionculars. And this isn't going to be very
tough for me at all, because I am a big fan of Vortex products in general and the binoculars
in particular.
What we've got here today are the Diamondback line and the Viper HD line.
Every binocular in the Vortex line have
fully multi-coated lenses.
That's what you're looking for in a binocular because it allows the most light transmission to
come through.
These are both porro prism binoculars, so that you have this nice, straight line - you can
keep your hands in nice and tight.
That can be good for you if you're in a tree stand, if you're hunting with these.
The smallest one we have here is an 8x28. This is very light, very
compact.
The eight refers to the magnification power, the 28 refers to the diameter
of the objective lens.
The other Diamondback model we have here is an 8x42.
Now, this is going to be a little larger, but what you're gaining with the 42
is you're allowing more light to be captured.
They have a center focus, they're rubber armored, diopter. This is just an
amazing value.
Moving along to the Viper HD line. You'll notice these are a little larger,
little heavier. Not tremendously heavier. These are very ergonomically designed. They're
very comfortable, they're not tiring at all to use. This particular model, the
10x50, has a locking diopter ring. Once you get the diopter set up for your
particular eyes,
you can lock it in place - you don't have to worry about it if you bump it against
something, if
one of the kids picks it up and starts playing with it.
This has the HD glass, which prevents chromatic aberration.
What that gets you is it does away with the ghosting that can occur. It gets the
different wavelengths of light
focused at the same point. It's going to be focused around the edges as well as the
center. You're gonna get nice contrast of you're out in the woods in the spring, in the fall.
We also have the Viper HD in the 15x50.
They have the same objective lens. You're gonna notice that as the magnification
goes up,
the image will be slightly dimmer.
What you're gaining with this is, you're gaining the additional magnification,
and you do still have the 50mm objective lens. So if you're out early in the morning,
out late in the evening, you're gonna be able to use all the available light.
This is a magnificent
pair of binoculars. I can't stress enough, if you get the opportunity to
take a Vortex product and compare something in the same price range, the
Vortex will actually compare favorably to things far above the price range. Both the
Diamondback and the Vortex Viper HD line come in many different magnifications -
not just what we're showing here. They're bound to have something for you, with all
the products they have to offer.
I'm Mark Harris, thanks for watching.