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All activities require different specifications; some demand for ergonomic design, while others need large lenses. Here’s a detailed description of the favourite activities of binocular lovers: HuntingVortex vs Nikon Binoculars: A detailed comparison of Nikon Monarch 7 and Vortex Viper HD 10×42. Find out which one reigns supreme for your viewing needs.

Although new in the market, the vortex viper HD binocular is a bit expensive. It’s a mid-priced bino and is going to rightly serve your money. The brilliant features these binocular offers justify the reason behind this price. If you are an enthusiast for binoculars, vortex viper is the way to go. From the tough rubber coating to the broad and easy to reach focus adjuster, it’s clear these are the kind of class act we’ve come to expect from Vortex. The Viper HD binoculars contain the company’s HD optics, which are multicoated for better light transmission and extra-low dispersion to correct for colored fringing - something especially important in the high-contrast views you get of the Moon, for example. The roof prism is a Bak-4 design, with phase correction coatings to really boost that contrast. Despite being lightweight, holding binoculars up to the sky for long periods can be tiring, so there's a tripod mount provided, though you’ll need to buy an adapter separately. These sup highly reflective mirror coatings ensure that more than 99% of the light (across the whole spectrum) that enters the prism makes it's way through it and thus makes for a much better and brighter view. HD (High Density) extra-low dispersion glass delivers impressive resolution and colour fidelity, resulting in High Definition imagesThe rubber armour affords a secure grip, even when wet, and the twist-up eye cups adjust to offer just the right amount of eye-relief for different users with or without glasses. There are four possible stops (fully up, fully down with two intermediary steps in between), offering a maximum eye relied of 16.5 mm, which should be more than adequate to give a full field of view to most glasses wearers. They twist into position smoothly, with a satisfying “clunk” that suggests they won’t slip unintentionally once set. The Vipers are fully waterproof, o-ring sealed and filled with the inert gas argon, as opposed to the more familiar nitrogen. The end result is the same though — purging all moisture from inside the binoculars eliminates the possibility of condensation or fogging on internal glass surfaces during damp conditions, or when moving between different temperature extremes. Waterproof also means dust proof — which is great for keeping the internal optics free of foreign particles that could otherwise impair the pristine view. The high level of optics on the Vortex Viper HD binoculars is impressive. indeed it is about as good as it gets in this class and matches many far more expensive instruments:

Vortex Razor HD but I already saw on the forum birder's advice to get the Nikon HG instead of the Razor HD.

Which Vortex binoculars should I buy for birdwatching? 

There is some debate as to the advantages of one over the other but the theory is that the Argon molecule is larger than Nitrogen and so is more resistant to diffusion or leaking out of the device. Lens Filters Clear UV and Protection Filters Polarising Filters Neutral Density Filters Cokin Creative Filter System Other Filters Filter Stepping Rings Close-Up Lenses What is not standard is that not only are the roof prisms phase corrected, but they are dielectrically coated as well.

If you ever have a problem, no matter the cause Vortex promise to take care of you. Learn More read less Lenses are susceptible to moisture, and if water gets trapped inside them, you’ll have to open and clean them thoroughly. It takes a lot to improve the very popular Viper HD 10x42 binoculars and Vortex have made small but effective improvements where it matters most with the new 2018 models.A Porro prism design with an angle of view of 6.3°, this is the largest pair Vortex makes in the Raptor range. The 32mm objective could be larger for stargazing, to let in more light, but this pair would make an excellent multipurpose set of binoculars. The Monarch 7 unit we tested, however, seemed to have a significantly greater depth of view than the Viper HD or Elite HD. This increased the Monarch 7's ease of use by a considerable amount since the focus doesn't have to be re-adjusted each time you make a minor change in viewing. These coatings are technically difficult to apply and expensive and thus it is once again a good sigh of a very high quality binocular. Most mid to high level instruments will use cheaper and less reflective silver mirror coatings. Tough Exterior Coatings When I tested them, I felt the 8x42 version was comfortable to hold and very well balanced and I liked the two small thumb indents on the underside that are there to encourage you to hold them in the correct way and at the right point to get the balance spot on.