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They are going to offering these at $299 next week...I don't need them but at that price, almost seems like too good of a deal not to buy a pair. Maybe upgrade the loaner pair I have....Thoughts? Are they a legit $500 bino?
These days, they are a legit $299 bin IMHOThey are going to offering these at $299 next week...I don't need them but at that price, almost seems like too good of a deal not to buy a pair. Maybe upgrade the loaner pair I have....Thoughts? Are they a legit $500 bino?
They are a great pair of binos for that price. My post above shares my experience and the interaction with Vortex when purchasing a pair at the same sale price in the last year.These days, they are a legit $299 bin IMHO
What's a better $500 pair, if you don't mind sharing? Definitely not saying there isn't something, always like to hear other people's thoughts.My point is if you have $500 to spend, you can do better IMO
What's a better $500 pair, if you don't mind sharing?
The vipers are on sale for $299 - you probably saw that in the thread. I have heard that the BX4s are good but they are still almost $200 more than the vipers at the sale price. Maybe the BX4s are worth the $200 extra - I have no ideaLeupold BX 4s. You can get them from Black Ovis with a discount for like $479
Please see my post above where the question was asked what is a better pair for under $500. I was responding to that and called out that they are better and under $500The vipers are on sale for $299 - you probably saw that in the thread. I have heard that the BX4s are good but they are still almost $200 more than the vipers at the sale price. Maybe the BX4s are worth the $200 extra - I have no idea
Yes, thank you for answering the question, I was using $500 as the price point because that is what the vipers regularly sell at for the current generation model.Please see my post above where the question was asked what is a better pair for under $500. I was responding to that and called out that they are better and under $500
Interesting. Philippines is where they make the current generation, was this the $299 pair?Just physically picked a pair of these up this morning from BPS. FYI it is the older generation as noted above, but mine say "assembled in Philippines" on them. Interestingly enough they have the FOV of the newer generation, so seems like this is a bit of a hybrid.
Has anyone done a side by side of these and the newer generation?
Yes, went in this morning specifically to check these out for $299Interesting. Philippines is where they make the current generation, was this the $299 pair?
Again my experience was in the last year. Maybe they had another batch made that have the current spec at the great price.
100% winner if that's the case, and it was pretty much a 100% no brainer at that price even if it was the old spec.
Vortex told me that the spec on the internal glass hadn't changed other than the design changed for better field of view in the current version and they changed country of manufacture.
This. The BX-4's have better resolving power and will give you a strain (headache) free view if you're glassing for an extended period.Leupold BX 4s. You can get them from Black Ovis with a discount for like $479
This. The BX-4's have better resolving power and will give you a strain (headache) free view if you're glassing for an extended period.
However, if I had $500 to spend on optics, I'd be patient and wait for a pair of used Meostar/Euro HD's since they can often be had around that price range.
As for the vipers, I'd take a pair made in the Phillipines over a MIC pair any day. I've had some pretty good optics that were made in the Phillipines (Nikon and Sightron comes to mind).