Vortex Razor UHD 8X32 and 10X32 Mid Size Binoculars

[CMP70306]

So after a couple months I’m on the fence about them, they seem to be a bit more finicky to get behind than my Vipers which is my only real complaint. That being said for as small and light as they are they seem to be optically better than the Vipers which is pretty impressive considering the difference in objective size and exit pupil.

I’ll have to spend some time with them in the woods this fall, I’ve been using my Vioers for 4 years now so the new binoculars will probably take some getting used to. If nothing else the wife enjoys them so they may become her binoculars when we go on walks.

Also on the sales, points and cash back side, after everything was said and done they cost me $6.63.

 

[Matt Cashell]

So after a couple months I’m on the fence about them, they seem to be a bit more finicky to get behind than my Vipers which is my only real complaint.

Getting behind the smaller exit pupil of the 8x32 UHD vs the 10x50 Viper may account for the more finicky experience you described.

 

[CMP70306]

Getting behind the smaller exit pupil of the 8x32 UHD vs the 10x50 Viper may account for the more finicky experience you described.

I figured that was probably the reason, hopefully as I get more used to them it won’t bother me as much.

 

[dustindj3]

So after a couple months I’m on the fence about them, they seem to be a bit more finicky to get behind than my Vipers which is my only real complaint. That being said for as small and light as they are they seem to be optically better than the Vipers which is pretty impressive considering the difference in objective size and exit pupil.

I’ll have to spend some time with them in the woods this fall, I’ve been using my Vioers for 4 years now so the new binoculars will probably take some getting used to. If nothing else the wife enjoys them so they may become her binoculars when we go on walks.

Also on the sales, points and cash back side, after everything was said and done they cost me $6.63.

Let us know about your findings. Very interested in the low light performance

 

[CMP70306]

Let us know about your findings. Very interested in the low light performance

So after a couple more months they are definitely growing on me. I figured out the finicky eye box can be mitigated by where I rest the binoculars. With my vipers I would always back the eyecups out halfway and using the lower inside of my eye socket just below the tear ducts as my anchor point.

When I try that with the Razors I end up with a lot of black as I move my eye to look around the image. If I instead back the eyecup out one notch and use the top inside edge of my eye socket just below my eyebrow I get a clear image I can look around without issue. This makes them way more pleasant to use.

For lowlight performance just last night I was out watching deer at our local park until almost 30 minutes after sunset. Despite the smaller objective they seemed to be just as bright if not slightly more than my 10x50 Vipers.

The only downside is the lower magnification does make it harder to spot details at distance, not a binocular specific issue just an observation as I only have experience with these two binoculars. For example on Saturday I was driving looking across a field and something caught my eye so I stopped to look. I look through the 8x32 and saw that it was three turkeys moving up and into the field. I looked with the 10x50 and immediately noticed that they were gobblers, something I missed with the 8x32 at first.

This is most likely due to the fact they were 600+ yards away but at that distance the field of view on the 8x32 is substantially more noticeable in how much more I could see. Since I typically carry a 13-39 Razor spotter with me I’d rather have the wider field of view.

So overall I like them a lot so far, hunting season will be the real test as I spend a bunch of time picking apart cover in a clear cut to find deer.