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Just put a down payment on the new Sig Zulu6 14x50’s with Doug @cameralandny for an awesome price!
Very excited for these going into this rifle season, I originally scoffed at them because they seemed like a gimmick, and the fact that I’m NOT Sig’s biggest fan.
After getting hands on use with them I completely changed my mind. Using the standard HDX 12 or 16’s left some to be desired on glass performance, FOV, light transition/gathering, etc but they STILL were go to’s based off the I.S alone.
I’ve traditionally always ran 12x binos in the field and can say first hand I’ve missed a lot of opportunities to field judge deer due to instability of my optics off hand. My go to is to usually sit and glass off knees, drop pack and glass off pack, or if it’s questionably a shooter judge through rifle scope which I don’t believe is very efficient past a second or two.
These offer the ability to literally pull them out while tired and shaky to judge an animal (pr what you think is an animal) as if you’re looking off a tripod.
I do not believe these can replace alpha glass in a dedicated glassing role, maybe the new glass will compete better, but for timber use, quick judging, or glassing from the truck these are phenomenal.
New glass/system improvements are listed as follows:
-HDX PRO optical system combines fully redesigned ED glass lenses, prism, and prism coatings to deliver significantly enhanced light transmission and glare reduction
-OmniScan OIS technology enhances image stabilization using a digital accelerometer to optimize the level of stabilization applied based off your movement and vibration for the most advanced Optical image Stabilization System we've ever developed
-2o Image compensation angle
-Will also feature a wider FOV due to increased objective size and design
Would love to hear others experience with current models, and/or hopes for the new models.
Very excited for these going into this rifle season, I originally scoffed at them because they seemed like a gimmick, and the fact that I’m NOT Sig’s biggest fan.
After getting hands on use with them I completely changed my mind. Using the standard HDX 12 or 16’s left some to be desired on glass performance, FOV, light transition/gathering, etc but they STILL were go to’s based off the I.S alone.
I’ve traditionally always ran 12x binos in the field and can say first hand I’ve missed a lot of opportunities to field judge deer due to instability of my optics off hand. My go to is to usually sit and glass off knees, drop pack and glass off pack, or if it’s questionably a shooter judge through rifle scope which I don’t believe is very efficient past a second or two.
These offer the ability to literally pull them out while tired and shaky to judge an animal (pr what you think is an animal) as if you’re looking off a tripod.
I do not believe these can replace alpha glass in a dedicated glassing role, maybe the new glass will compete better, but for timber use, quick judging, or glassing from the truck these are phenomenal.
New glass/system improvements are listed as follows:
-HDX PRO optical system combines fully redesigned ED glass lenses, prism, and prism coatings to deliver significantly enhanced light transmission and glare reduction
-OmniScan OIS technology enhances image stabilization using a digital accelerometer to optimize the level of stabilization applied based off your movement and vibration for the most advanced Optical image Stabilization System we've ever developed
-2o Image compensation angle
-Will also feature a wider FOV due to increased objective size and design
Would love to hear others experience with current models, and/or hopes for the new models.
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