Vortex Diamondback opinions?

[Tsnider]

i liked my diamondbacks a lot while i had them. if you use the crap out of them youll want to upgrade at some point, but they do great especially if your on a budget. id recommend buying a used set, i just sold some for 115 so look in those types of price ranges. they come up a lot on the archery talk forums. resale is low which confuses me, because of the warranty.

i upgraded the the vipers. everyone is going to say go buy a $1200 set of binos and you can do that at some other point in time.

 

[16Bore]

Wish they'd do this line in 6x...

 

[cshore93]

10x42 Diamondbacks are excellent for the money. I was really impressed with them for only $150. However, DO NOT get any more magnification than 10x42. I have looked through the 12x50 diamondbacks and they are awful compared to the 10x. Just from my experience with them. I did upgrade to the Razors the next year. Talk about bang for your buck.

 

[Boreal]

I've got two pair of Diamondback, 8x32 as backup for my Zeiss 10x42 main binos, and 8x50 for the boat. Excellent value, and I end up taking the 8x everywhere just because they are so light. You'll be happy with them, then upgrade when you can. In any case, enjoy them and good luck!


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[16Bore]

10x42 Diamondbacks are excellent for the money. I was really impressed with them for only $150. However, DO NOT get any more magnification than 10x42. I have looked through the 12x50 diamondbacks and they are awful compared to the 10x. Just from my experience with them. I did upgrade to the Razors the next year. Talk about bang for your buck.

My experience as well. Couldn't even get the barrels close enough together to see through.

 

[missjordan]

I have a pair of 10x42 diamondbacks and also a pair of Nikon Monarch 3s and I feel for the money the Nikons are a bit better than the Vortex. I own lots of Vortex products and feel that I send a lot of my optics back to them for service or repair a lot more than I should. Many other companies have great warranties as well so I'd explore your options first before you buy


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[justinspicher]

I like my vortex optics. I've got no complaints.

 

[JeffRaines]

The Dbacks are a pretty decent optic for the price. I see the OP has already bought them. For my eyes, they work great as a woods bino but I wouldn't want to sit and glass hours with them... I actually tried.

I think Vortex shot themselves in the foot with these, because once you look through these their other higher end binos just don't seem worth the extra cost. When I bought mine I compared them with the Viper HDs and I couldn't see paying the extra money... there wasn't that much of a difference.

 

[justinspicher]

I think Vortex shot themselves in the foot with these, because once you look through these their other higher end binos just don't seem worth the extra cost. When I bought mine I compared them with the Viper HDs and I couldn't see paying the extra money... there wasn't that much of a difference.[/QUOTE]

Great point, I thought the same thing.