Vortex Crossfire HD 10x42 vs Diamondback HD 10x42 - User Review 

That’s a fantastic deal! Tempted to pick up another pair myself. Thanks for sharing!

@@itsjackpicks I just couldn't pass it up.

Were they the HD?

@flintsrt8 Yes, sir. It was a screaming deal that I just couldn't pass up.

Just got a pair today for 144$ with a coupon code at bass pro

Same! I ended up giving the crossfires away to a friend. Love the DB HD!

I’ve never used the Yosemite’s so I can’t say.

You'll have to step up to at least the Viper HD bins. Porro prisms deliver an image quality that is spectacular in relation to their cost. I just picked up a NIB pair of Nikon 8x30 E II binoculars and the glass is outstanding. For $550, the image quality is on par with my Swarovski SLC bins and at a third of the cost. Granted they're not waterproof, fogproof, or shockproof. But the optical quality gives up nothing to my SLCs.

How do you know if they were made in Japan?

@@TheAustinMarcus it says on the binoculars made in Japan, but don't waste your time the Leupold bx4 is a better optic also made in Japan.

@@marke.8334yeah it’s also 3 times the price 😂

@@conraywest where are you shopping that has the Leopold bX4 priced three times more than the vortex viper? I feel sorry for anybody that falls for the vortex marketing scheme

@@conraywest Even the BX2 which is probably about $100 less than the viper is equivalent to the The viper, and the BX2 is made in China, or you can go with the athlon Midas which is also going to be a hair better than the viper and also made in China

Thank you Kurt!

Glad to hear it! Thanks for sharing!

Is that a serious question? The short answer is an astounding Yes. The Big 3 European brands: Leica, Swarovski, & Zeiss. Then you have the Japanese juggernaut Nikon. And then there's Meopta, a well known optics manufacturer in the Czech Republic that equals the quality of the Austrian & German optics brands. Leupold has always been viewed by me as more of a riflescope maker, but they also have made binoculars for a long time. So yes, there have been manufacturers building quality bins long before Vortex came to town. Find an old pair of Leitz binos or Zeiss Dialyts and you'll be happy. The Leitz/Leica Trinovids from the 1960s are very high quality glass.

Thanks, I wash them daily!

@@itsjackpicks 😀😀

How about any actual details in general? Already have razor bino's and looking to find a cheaper one for my kid. 3 and a half minutes into this review I stopped. All I got from this is a bunch of I "feel", "I heard", "I think" and "I that". This was less about an objective review and more of subjective merry go round of useless info.

Yes, lifetime warranty

Thanks for sharing!

Thanks for the feedback!

Crossfires always on the left easy to follow

lol yeah it’s legal considering they aren’t an exact copy! I mean they might look similar but they definitely aren’t a replica that look identical and the fact that the names on them are different too. It’s not like they are counterfeit Swars. Totally different that just look a lil alike.

@@albertaoridge Yep.. totally different quality too..have you tried Swarovski bins? Try some and you will understand 😊😉👍

You came on here just to brag about your binos that cost like 20 times as much? Wow you’re so cool 🙄

Even the logos are exactly on the same spot 😂😂

@Extreme Fart not true the are the best only Austria can tu

@Extreme Fart nothing can get Swaroski sharp light but expensiv austrian at the best not Japan the make nice knive cars but not that thing but the fail in the 2 world war

@Extreme Fart je if jou don’t have money jou can’t buy haaaaaaa

@Extreme Fart I hafe 3 10 30 8 30 7 42 jou canot Aford I think so

each to their own... Carl Zeiss of Germany binos and rifle scope for me...just sayin

What a ridiculous comment. Comparing $3000 binos to $200 ones.

That’s not legitimate comparison. Apples to Oranges

I personally prefer Leica & Zeiss to Swarovski. I have a pair of Swarovski 10x42mm SLC bins that I've had for a few years. Just picked up a pair of Leica Trinovid 8x32 HD binos for a smaller pair for travel and woods use. I will be selling the SLCs to make way for another larger pair of Leicas. My eye just prefers the image from Leica glass.

Thank you for your incoherent message. It enlightened everyone who reads it.

Sir, please sober up before commenting.

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