Vectronix Vector X 10x42mm Evaluation

[ID_Matt]

I’ve only used a couple of the early Gen 2’s. While not as horrible as the Gen 1’s with the blue tint, the color/contrast/clarity was still not as good as the 4x Revics I’ve used, nor as good as these Vectors.

Any laser/read out/feedback time advantage of the sig? Or revic still at the forefront?

 

[Tony R-MkMachining]

I have been using the Revics for competitions for the last several months. We just got our first order of Vector-X 10x42s in at MKM and I have taken them out a few times now. I have gotten the LRF to fail one time, but it was due to beam dispersion with another object in the foreground. I was also unable to replicate the failure.

I have noticed that the clarity of the class is near the same, but the color fidelity in the Vector-Xs are much better and the CA is improved over the Revics as well.

I initially thought that the DMR reticle was going to be too busy in the FOV, but after some practical usage, I see straight through it. Perhaps in low light the red will be to bright to ignore, but I have not noticed so. I spend many hours every week behind a set of binos on a tripod, and I am really enjoying the Vector-Xs so far.

We still have not received out stock of 12x42s and range enhancers, but I am really eager to take those out and play with them.

 

[Formidilosus]

Any laser/read out/feedback time advantage of the sig? Or revic still at the forefront?

Nope. The Revics are extremely fast in showing ballistic data.

 

[ID_Matt]

Nope. The Revics are extremely fast in showing ballistic data.

$1,695 deal at Cameraland this morning made up my mind on the Revic's. Excited to try them. Have been using Sig 6K for competitions and Swaro 12x50 with separate RF for hunting. Hoping these are convince me to sell both!

 

[Formidilosus]

I have been using the Revics for competitions for the last several months. We just got our first order of Vector-X 10x42s in at MKM and I have taken them out a few times now. I have gotten the LRF to fail one time, but it was due to beam dispersion with another object in the foreground. I was also unable to replicate the failure.

Whatever was/is causing this specific issue in that piece of ground is consist with the Vectors. Old series Leica Geovid and the Revic’s have zero issues side by side on the same spot. I did but change the lasing mode however, and that might have helped.

I have noticed that the clarity of the class is near the same, but the color fidelity in the Vector-Xs are much better and the CA is improved over the Revics as well.

Thats what I am seeing as well, though not the difference in CA.

I initially thought that the DMR reticle was going to be too busy in the FOV, but after some practical usage, I see straight through it. Perhaps in low light the red will be too bright to ignore, but I have not noticed so. I spend many hours every week behind a set of binos on a tripod, and I am really enjoying the Vector-Xs so far.

For pure range use on plates, it’s not a problem- what it was designed around. Glassing broken terrain and especially in lowlight- it is not proving to be ideal.

 

[Formidilosus]

$1,695 deal at Cameraland this morning made up my mind on the Revic's. Excited to try them. Have been using Sig 6K for competitions and Swaro 12x50 with separate RF for hunting. Hoping these are convince me to sell both!

I’m interested to hear what you find.

 

[Mike D Texas]

I find the glass to be mediocre in the Revics.

When elk hunting last week, our guide could easily spot antlers on bulls from 1 mile away and I struggled to tell some of them were bulls.


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[Formidilosus]

The ranging ability overall is comparable to the Revic-




However, that the laser alignment is not centered makes ranging through gaps and trees more difficult, and there are conditions that it doesn’t want to range.

 

[Mik123]

I went with the Revic during the black Friday sale to replace my Swaro ELs and Revic RF. The price was too good to ignore. I'll wait until the Vector has been out in the market a bit longer before I commit.

 

[ChrisAU]

The glass and tech in the Vectors is incredible, but I’m selling mine for a couple reasons:

1) Primarily for me, my IPD. Theres a LOT of info presented in the Vectors, and at minimum IPD which is where I pretty much had to use them, all of that info is pretty severely canted. So were the reticles of course.

2) While there is tons of illuminated information, one thing that isn’t illuminated is the aiming reticle. In low light and/or against dark backgrounds, the flood of red light makes the dark black reticle disappear. If you don’t have it right the first time you aren’t going to get an opportunity to redo it until the display cuts off.

I thought the glass compared favorably to my Zeiss SFL’s, no complaint there. The ranging speed seems adequate to me though very slightly slower than my Revic BLR10b’s. The app is one of the best I’ve ever used, very user friendly. The presentation of the information and all the stuff you can easily do in the binos with the D pad is amazing. For a competitive shooter these are the bees knees. If I could afford to keep them just for that I would. However I quickly found the Revic to be a better tool for hunting.

 

[Formidilosus]

The glass and tech in the Vectors is incredible, but I’m selling mine for a couple reasons:

1) Primarily for me, my IPD. Theres a LOT of info prestented in the Vectors, and at minimum IPD which is where I pretty much had to use them, all of that info is pretty severely canted. So were the reticles of course.

2) While there is tons of illuminated information, one thing that isn’t illuminated is the aiming reticle. In low light and/or against dark backgrounds, the flood of red light makes dark black reticle disappear. If you don’t have it right the first time you aren’t going to get an opportunity to redo it until the display cuts off.

I thought the glass compared favorably to my Zeiss SFL’s, no complaint there. The ranging speed seems adequate to me though very slightly slower than my Revic BLR10b’s. The app is one of the best I’ve ever used, very user friendly. The presentation of the information and all the stuff you can easily do in the binos with the D pad is amazing. For a competitive shooter these are the bees knees. If I could afford to keep them just for that I would. However I quickly found the Revic to be a better tool for hunting.

Pretty good summation, and mine are the same (though the glass isn’t Alpha level).

 

[ChrisAU]

Pretty good summation, and mine are the same (though the glass isn’t Alpha level).

I’d also say the blue tint in the right barrel is more noticeable than on the Revics, though I didn’t find it to be bothersome or noticeable in the field. Going through the motions to set the diopters reveals it to you right off the bat though.

I also found myself needing to close my right eye and use it as a monocular in low light if I used it for a range. I wish you could clear the screen with a different button press.

 

[khuber84]

If Leica could speed up their processor, and have a solid app like the vector, two wind inputs, you'd have a real winner. I do like my vectors, have witnessed some reliability issues in extreme cold, but imagine that was due to cr123a batteries in low single to negative temps.

 

[Formidilosus]

If Leica could speed up their processor, and have a solid app like the vector, two wind inputs, you'd have a real winner.

Absolutely.

 

[hwy1strat]

Has anyone tried the newest Leica geovid pro AB+ model to compare?

 

[khuber84]

Has anyone tried the newest Leica geovid pro AB+ model to compare?

I have played with the Leica. Bino itself is exceptional glass and feel wise, ballistics display and processing with app integration is mediocre, laser is good. I have not had them side by side.

 

[Mike D Texas]

My Leica 3500.com CRF is wicked fast with a solution. Why would the binos be any slower?


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[Runwilderness]

My Leica 3500.com CRF is wicked fast with a solution. Why would the binos be any slower?


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I just got a pair of the Leicas based on the optical quality discussion in this and other threads. So far I’m happy but I’ve mostly been looking at feeder birds over the last few hours so I definitely haven’t put them through their paces.

The laser takes a second or two to wake up if they’ve been off. Once it does so, the distance is displayed almost instantly, but they then cycle through elevation, then windage, then WEZ (if you have it on).

You can customized the order and the cycle time…but I think distance is always first and the minimum cycle time is 1 sec per displayed value, so it will always take min 1 second to see your elevation and 2 if you want windage, too.

 

[WKR]

I'm surprised with the issues you are having with the vectors. I don't know if the quality control isn't great or what, because I sold off my Zeiss and got a the vectors x 10x42 smr a few months ago and have been really impressed.

The focus wheel on mine is really good, it's not sloppy and doesn't need a ton of movement to get into focus.

My eyes need really bright display, so that's not a con to me. The Zeiss was never bright enough and in really sunny days I could not see it at all and would have to cover the lens to try and catch the display. I don't have that problem with the vector. I can see the display in the sunniest conditions.

The glass to my eye is much better than the revic. But not as good with color pop as the Zeiss. That being said the vectors are still good and I wouldn't miss spotting animals with them. The clarity is about the same between the Zeiss and vectors, but Zeiss glass seems to contrast colors brighter if that makes any sense.

Now where I think the vectors really shine the most is in the internal ballistic system and hud.
I spent a lot of time behind the Zeiss, Zeiss app interface and ballistics completely sucked, to the point where at times I didn't even trust it.

My only problems with the vector x are the initial delay they have on the first "wakeup" range.
Which isn't a huge deal as I've now just trained myself to hit the button on its way up to wake it up.

Second, I was hunting in single digit temps last month, and there was one time that it would not range. It didn't even register the laser. But it went back to working after maybe a minute so I don't know what that was all about. I want to say it was the battery but I need to test that further

 

[Mike D Texas]

I just got a pair of the Leicas based on the optical quality discussion in this and other threads. So far I’m happy but I’ve mostly been looking at feeder birds over the last few hours so I definitely haven’t put them through their paces.

The laser takes a second or two to wake up if they’ve been off. Once it does so, the distance is displayed almost instantly, but they then cycle through elevation, then windage, then WEZ (if you have it on).

You can customized the order and the cycle time…but I think distance is always first and the minimum cycle time is 1 sec per displayed value, so it will always take min 1 second to see your elevation and 2 if you want windage, too.

I have a pair of the Revics and they cycle the same way. To my knowledge the SIG 10k G2 is the only one that shows both wind and drop on the same screen.

I believe the Vectronix does too.


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