14x vs 16x Zulu6

[_MountainBum]

I’m bored and am going to pick a pair up for glassing from the boat, truck, archery season, and running in rifle season to replace my spotter on very specific hunts.

The specs seem to favor the 14x in exit pupil, with the 16 fairly close behind.

Which do you prefer for overall performance, and if you have tried both - why did you chose one over the other?

Current glass is 10x42 EL’s and the STC, the Zulus would not replace either, just compliment them.

 

[_MountainBum]

Bump

 

[glock233]

I compared the 12s vs 16. I went 16. Fundamentally they are a mobile low powered spotting scope. So my use case called for more magnification.

 

[SloppyJ]

@_MountainBum which ones did you end up with. I walked into the store dead set on the 16s but compared them against the 14s for the exact reason you listed. They looked really good and im wondering if im actually going to miss the extra 2x if I go the 14 route.

I actually walked in thinking I was going to get the gen 2 16s but to my eyes, there was a difference in the hdx pro glass and if im going to spend time behind them, the extra cost is likely worth the upgrade to the pros. Now im debating between the 16s and 14 pros.