Zulu 6 experience and questions

[CascadeHunter180]

Hey everybody, I just recently won a set of Sig Sauer Zulu6 16x42’s in a western hunting journal giveaway. I have only gotten to use them for 1 day, muzzleloader mule deer hunting and have so far loved them. The image stabilization tech is incredible, and the glass quality for a $1000 set of binoculars is pretty good. Just figured I’d share my experience so far and see if anybody has anything I should know about these Binos.

One question I’ve had is the battery life; I know sig advertises 40 hours of battery life, but I’m curious what people have actually experienced in the field with varying temperatures and such.

Any issues anybody has had?

Thanks.

 

[bigunit]

I have the 16x42 for almost a year now. I changed the battery once and I never remember to turn them off so its always auto off. I like that is just an aa battery not the rf cr2 or whatever.

 

[Greenbelt]

I have the 14x50's and love them so far. About to put them to some serious use on a mule deer hunt. Took them to the range the other day and its a world of difference being able to call shots without a tripod.

 

[Nicaburns]

I’ve had no problems using them for a week without killing a battery. BUT, I always bring a spare and change the battery at the end of a week of solid use rather than waiting for it to die.