VERY VERY Excellent reply! :thumbsup: Archers helping Archers. and i have to say i absolutely agree with you, and all the aforementioned reviewers of the Vortex Vipers.I just bought a pair of Vipers a couple of months ago and I was actually making the same comparison you are only I was comparing 8x42 instead. On here you'll get very biased replies but I must agree with them.
When I started seeing how biased everyone here is toward the Vortex binos I decided I really needed to research elsewhere to find more unbiased information. I started Googling the Vipers and everything else out there and read as much as I could. I think if you'll do the same thing you'll find what I did. There are really no negatives to the Vipers. You'll find lots of reviews from some birders that really know their binos and it's common knowledge that Vipers are the best value in binoculars still to this day.
They have been compared to much more expensive binos by people that know binos and they almost always come out on top. They were even put up against their bigger brother, the Razors, and the reviewer stated that with the exception of performance in the lowest of light, he saw better performance out of the less expensive Vipers. They are a little smaller, a little lighter, and do a fantastic job. I couldn't be happier with mine.
Hope that helps.
They have been compared to much more expensive binos by people that know binos and they almost always come out on top. They were even put up against their bigger brother, the Razors, and the reviewer stated that with the exception of performance in the lowest of light, he saw better performance out of the less expensive Vipers. They are a little smaller, a little lighter, and do a fantastic job. I couldn't be happier with mine.
Hope that helps.
3 Razors!!!! Lucky, they are truly awesome. I have some 8x42s and wouldnt trade them for anything. Unless Vortex came out with a 8x version of the Kaibab.VORTEX here also.:thumbs_up I own 3 pair,10x42 razers and 2 pair of the smaller 8x28 hurricane model.