New Sig Zulu

[bigbuckdj]

I’m curious why the 16s are the most expensive. Maybe they figure they will be the most popular. I bet the 18s will be popular, nice field of view for the magnification and a much better eye relief than the current 20s, even a little better than the current 16s.

 

[sivart]

I just ordered the old style mainly due to the weight. I prefer 21 oz on my chest vs over 30

 

[Gbond1424]

Thinking I should have jumped on the sales mostly out of stock now.

 

[j_volt]

Thinking I should have jumped on the sales mostly out of stock now.

You can get a gift card from Sportsman’s Warehouse and there are 10% off codes everywhere.

 

[4th_point]

Gritr shows the Zulu6 in stock and on sale, for 30mm and 42mm models.

I'd imagine Labor Day sales are just around the corner.

$1500+ for the 50mm seems steep to me, unless the optical quality has improved.

 

[cwpepper]

Very curious to know folks thoughts who better understand this stuff on the comparison of the current product of Zulu6 vs the Pros? Comparing 16x42 vs new 16x50..

I see the new ones having the following improvements:
- Better low light with 50mm objective vs previous 42mm
- “Next generation stabilization”
- Improved glass with “HDX Pro Glass, LenShield, SpectraCoat”

Are these three changes worth an extra $500, and the sacrifice of 12 ounces weight difference?

 

[Bugger]

Very curious to know folks thoughts who better understand this stuff on the comparison of the current product of Zulu6 vs the Pros? Comparing 16x42 vs new 16x50..

I see the new ones having the following improvements:
- Better low light with 50mm objective vs previous 42mm
- “Next generation stabilization”
- Improved glass with “HDX Pro Glass, LenShield, SpectraCoat”

Are these three changes worth an extra $500, and the sacrifice of 12 ounces weight difference?

Depends on how much better it is in each category. Not much to improve on the stabilization and the extra mm’s in objective size might get ya another couple minutes at veeeeeery last light, so that glass better be dang near alpha to warrant the extra weight and price being nearly double what the standard HDX’s are going for on sale now. Based on their lackluster product drop i wouldn’t expect to see much difference. And unfortunately they seal their boxes so the guys at cameraland can’t even look thru them until they get a return.

 

[QuickTrigger7]

Depends on how much better it is in each category. Not much to improve on the stabilization and the extra mm’s in objective size might get ya another couple minutes at veeeeeery last light, so that glass better be dang near alpha to warrant the extra weight and price being nearly double what the standard HDX’s are going for on sale now. Based on their lackluster product drop i wouldn’t expect to see much difference. And unfortunately they seal their boxes so the guys at cameraland can’t even look thru them until they get a return.

Hopefully some review videos will be coming out.

 

[bigbuckdj]

Depends on how much better it is in each category. Not much to improve on the stabilization and the extra mm’s in objective size might get ya another couple minutes at veeeeeery last light, so that glass better be dang near alpha to warrant the extra weight and price being nearly double what the standard HDX’s are going for on sale now. Based on their lackluster product drop i wouldn’t expect to see much difference. And unfortunately they seal their boxes so the guys at cameraland can’t even look thru them until they get a return.

This is my first foray into binos with terrible exit pupil but the big bonus for me would be the improved exit pupil of the 16x50s over the 16x42s. The exit pupil of the 12x42s is much easier to deal with but the tight FOV drove me nuts so I have the 16s.

 

[Bugger]

This is my first foray into binos with terrible exit pupil but the big bonus for me would be the improved exit pupil of the 16x50s over the 16x42s. The exit pupil of the 12x42s is much easier to deal with but the tight FOV drove me nuts so I have the 16s.

Exit pupil or eye relief?

 

[j_volt]

I am yet to see any features that justify a 50% cost increase. I think that Sig realized that they did not charge enough for this product and the new model is them getting their product to a new price point.

 

[bigbuckdj]

Exit pupil or eye relief?

I believe exit pupil, the eye relief seems acceptable for me. Perhaps the feeling I’m describing of the 12s being “easier to get behind” is eye relief and not exit pupil.

 

[j_volt]

Meateater has all Sig optics 20% off

 

[Gbond1424]

Sold out

 

[Okie84]

Appears to be the same FOV?

 

[bigbuckdj]

I think it’ll be 16x50s for me, I’ll wait until I can find them discounted somewhere.

 

[Gbond1424]

Got some hdx 16s from bass pro at the discount price liked them better than the 20s

 

[swavescatter]

Shows in stock here:

ZULU6™ HDX PRO BINOCULAR 18X50MM

The most advanced optical image stabilization solution.

www.sigsauer.com

 

[swavescatter]

So besides better glass, looks like these automagically kick into Target Mode:

OmniScan™ is the latest OIS™ (Optical Image Stabilization) software update which seamlessly blends Scan and Target modes using a digital accelerometer to automatically adjust the degree of stabilization based off movement. The slower the binoculars move, the greater the degree of stabilization applied and vice versa. OmniScan eliminates the need to toggle between settings, delivering the most advanced stabilization experience we’ve ever created.

 

[swavescatter]