Sig Zulu 6 vs Maven Binos?

[mrdeadheadr]

Hey so I currently have the new b 1.2 Maven 10 x 42 binos have been using them for a year now and I like the quality of the glass, seems very clear and good quality..

Debating on replacing the Mavens with the zulu6 12 x 42 for the image stabilization/ using with one hand while hiking since I do mostly Elk hunting.. not a lot of tripod glassing technically, only some..

Is it worth it? Is the quality of the glass in the Zulu 12 x 42 good enough that I dont have to worry about it being bad i guess ha..

thanks!

 

[nphunter]

Personally if your in heavy timber and want something more clear I would lean toward a high quality 8x bino, it will seem much steadier and have a better FOV. From the videos and pictures I've seen of the SIG binos they have pretty poor image compared to high end optics and a 12+ bino or even a high quality 10 would out perform them on a tripod. The pics I've seen posted of the SIG zulu's only about 2/3rds of the FOV is usable to pick out details, this is also the case with a lot of lower end or midrange glass.

A lot of people seem to like the Zulu and they sponsor some pretty popular folks that speak highly of them. One other thing to consider is the electronics will eventually fail in the sig, I know SIG recently started offering a lifetime warranty on electronics so as long as they are still around you should be good. I've never dealt with SIG but I would rather put the money a Zulu cost toward a used high end bino myself that would potentially last a lifetime instead of something that has lesser quality glass and electronics that will eventually fail and you also need to remember to have batteries on hand incase they go dead.

 

[nphunter]

Here's a link with some pictures of the image of the Zulu, IMO the image is mediocre at best. Edge to edge clarity might not be important to a lot of people but to me it's huge. I do most of my glassing from a tripod and don't even touch to binos, when you have poor edge to edge when making grids you tend to not have enough overlap with a clear picture and a lot of times things can be overlooked. I use binos a lot for shed hunting and the first time I used alpha binos on a tripod after shed hunting the same areas for year I found 11 deer antlers in one day that I had missed with dozens of hours spent glassing with lesser binos or a spotter.

PSA - New Sig Sauer Zulu6 HDX Pro's Are Trash

Cross-posting here for awareness. I love my Gen 2 HDX 16's and jumped at the chance to give Sig more of my money on the 18 pro's. They are objectively worse at clarity, size, weight, batteries, stabilization... Sig only stands behind their "low light performance improvement". This new gen is...

www.hunttalk.com

 

[mrdeadheadr]

gotcha! makes sense thanks man

 

[StupidLightweight]

Is it worth it? Is the quality of the glass in the Zulu 12 x 42 good enough that I dont have to worry about it being bad i guess ha..

For the last decade, I've used top-shelf Swaros in 8X and 15X. I thought this was the perfect combo. Last year, I spent a month or so with SIG's ZULU6 HDX Pro 14x50s. This technology is nothing short of startling. It's worth the upgrade.

Optically, I don't know if they're an improvement over the Mavens. There is a good chance they're not. However, if the goal is to be a more effective hunter, it isn't even close. Virtually any of the image-stabilized binos will enable you to spot more elk than with the best traditional binos. One-handed? No problem. You can even spot game from a moving car or boat. Like I said, it's nothing short of startling.

If I hadn't experienced it myself, I'd think I was full of $#it.

 

[mrdeadheadr]

sweeet, thats what I'm thinking, because I'm naturally a little shaky in my hands so when I normally look through my binos I'm struggling to stay very still.. I think switching to Zulus will help me a lot with stable vision picking stuff out quickly

 

[Back Country Hunter 2]

I switch this past year from the Maven C.3's to the Sig Zulu 16x42. It took some adjusting, but I don't see myself ever going back to a non image stabilization binocular. It's unreal the difference they make. Is the glass high quality no, but being able to see moving objects and not having to break out the tripod is a game changer.

 

[mrdeadheadr]

awesome thanks man!