Thread: Binos

Has anybody had the new swaro el ranges and zeiss victory side by side? I figure glass would be much of a muchness between the two . My eyes are not good enough to tell the difference between the top end stuff it might just come down to aesthetics shape weight etc where people find the pros and cons? Iv always loved zeiss scopes had a few . The swaro scopes iv looked threw iv loved the quality but I'm to hard on rifles to top them with a swaro.

The zeiss victory were not even on my radar until someone elses thread a week or so ago now it's got me wondering

Cheers

Can’t comment on the very latest models but when I did a side you side comparison about 3 years back the Zeiss Victory were best in my eyes. Best = brightness, clarity, colour and sharpness. Comparison included Swaro, Leica & Zeiss. All extremely impressive but the Zeiss jumped out to me. Still could not afford the price on Victories

Have a look at this blokes channel. He's an optics consultant by trade and has no connection to any brands so knows what he's looking at and puts things into simple unbiased reviews

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Have a look at this blokes channel. He's an optics consultant by trade and has no connection to any brands so knows what he's looking at and puts things into simple unbiased reviews

Do you have a link to channel cheers Ryan

Originally Posted by Kelton

Do you have a link to channel cheers Ryan

Ah yea that would help haha

https://youtube.com/c/OpticaExotica

Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst

Ah yea that would help haha

https://youtube.com/c/OpticaExotica

Brilliant thankyou for that il have a gander tomorrow when iv abit more time appears theirs a few to watch. Intrested to learn more about the zeiss but also nervous to

Been researching a bit here myself to potentially upgrade my older Trinovids.

I’d like the ultravids, or zeiss. The zeiss victory are about $4300 here, a grand more than the EL’s with the Leica’s a bit more.

There is something about Zeiss lenses and image colour / contrast that my eyes like!

Originally Posted by Dicko

Been researching a bit here myself to potentially upgrade my older Trinovids.

I’d like the ultravids, or zeiss. The zeiss victory are about $4300 here, a grand more than the EL’s with the Leica’s a bit more.

There is something about Zeiss lenses and image colour / contrast that my eyes like!

From what I see here the el and victory new geovid are all with in the same ballpark figure as one another . Iv got the swaro locked in but they havent being a special order so can potentially change it with my local yet the zeiss how ever would be special order

have a chat to @Sarvo

I remember speaking to a chap at hnf taupo and he reckons the new zeiss were superior and guys who were real swaro fan boys were changing to them

Update the good buggers at my local are arranging with the help of a zeiss rep a pair of the new Victorys RFs to have a look threw next to the swaros to see which my eyes agree with Brilliant!

Both absolutely epic for my eyes I think the swaro just leads for the retailers it was also his first look threw the zeiss his eyes liked the zeiss once again nothing in it I just found I had focus threw 90% of the focus range in the swaro and in the zeiss once focused very crisp and clear but probably only 40%

I have a question about binos , I hope you dont mind me hijacking your thread..
What is a cheap but good bino to buy , being second hand or new im not fussed.
I have the deer rifle now but my fathers fathers binos broke on my last time out and i really need to get organised to get some new ones before I can go hunting with the brother in law..
Thanks

Originally Posted by Jusepy

I have a question about binos , I hope you dont mind me hijacking your thread..
What is a cheap but good bino to buy , being second hand or new im not fussed.
I have the deer rifle now but my fathers fathers binos broke on my last time out and i really need to get organised to get some new ones before I can go hunting with the brother in law..
Thanks

Delta Forest or Titanium from @Sarvo. They need more focus adjustment as you pan across a face between different distances than high end glasses, but cannot be equaled for the money IMO.

Originally Posted by Jusepy

I have a question about binos , I hope you dont mind me hijacking your thread..
What is a cheap but good bino to buy , being second hand or new im not fussed.
I have the deer rifle now but my fathers fathers binos broke on my last time out and i really need to get organised to get some new ones before I can go hunting with the brother in law..
Thanks

Theirs alot of good options but I think their like glasses because they work for me doesn't mean they'll work for you so if possible I recommend trying to look threw a few plenty of good options