Vortex Optics Raptor Series Waterproof Porro Prism Binocular, Dark Green

I have not extensively field tested this binocular yet, so I can’t say yet how well it holds up or how waterproof it actually is but it fully meets my expectations for a small and rugged binocular. I chose this binocular because I have narrow pupils, and so most binoculars do not fit my eyes properly. I was concerned that some users claimed that it did not sit on their face properly, and they had to hold it unsupported from their eyes. I had no such problem: The eyecups were actually a little too far out for me when fully extended, but they have a little detent at the halfway mark that allows me to rest it against my eye sockets or nose bridge to keep it supported with a full view. They retract fully for eyeglass wearers. They have a great, wide-field view. The inner 75% of the field of view is sharp, and the outer edges has some barrel distortion and focal and chromatic aberrations, but you’ll understandably have to pay a lot more for edge-to-edge sharpness, so this is expected for the price range. Overall, the binocular is heavy and very rugged feeling–it doesn’t feel like it will bend out of collomation like a lot of cheap binoculars I have encountered. Only time will tell, however, so I hope I can add an update for these in the future.Please note that my binoculars arrived with bad optics on one side (the right side would not come to a sharp focus) I spoke to a customer service representative at Vortex, and they sent me a free return label for FedEx, and they had my binos back in their shop within 3 days. They concluded that the pair I had received was faulty, and they sent me back a brand new pair and a complimentary hat, just a few days later. The new pair works great! I mention this because it shows that Vortex had great customer service, but also as a caveat that their quality control may not be perfect for this model. If you ever receive a questionable model, you should contact them and hopefully you’ll receive the great service that I did. Quality control is also something that you can expect to be lacking in a cheaper model such as this one, but you’ll get more than your money’s worth if you are diligent and work with the company if you have any problems.

I did a ton of online research before buying these. My problem was that I wanted good optical quality but couldn’t afford to pay a lot; I wanted something compact to carry in the field and to travel with, and something that would do well with glasses. I concluded that the 8.5×32 Raptors on paper looked about optimal. I am not disappointed. Image clarity is excellent, reminding me of a pair of Bausch & Lomb 7×50’s from the 1960’s (when B&L made them) but without the weight and cumbersome size of that old pair. I have looked closely for either barrel or pincushion distortion and can’t detect any. When looking at stars the images focus to a very small point from edge to edge. Color correction appears to be excellent. There is not a lot of reflection off the internal elements when looking at a light source off the optical axis (ever use cheap binoculars from high in the stands in a night stadium where the lights opposite you are glaring?).Outside appearance is businesslike and pleasing and they look very well made. The only problem was threading the straps through the dogs on the frame which was solved by dragging tham through with a needle and thread. The focusing is a tad stiff but I certainly prefer this to sloppy and loose.I expect to use these happily for a long time.

So we ordered four different brands that had been highly rated, and all within the same price range. Four people looked through them and all four of us ranked this one as the 2nd worst pair. The eye relief is decent and optics were decent as well, but still not as good as the others. The pair we ended up keeping (Celestron Outland 10×42) was almost half the price of these and were a tad better than these in all categories. You would be wise to go with a different brand/model in this price range.

Spedizione ottima ,complimenti al venditore. Un bel Binocolo, si impugna bene ed è anche compatto e fatto bene, soldi spesi bene, non potete paragonarlo con prodotti che costano il triplo naturalmente, ma si difende molto bene

è un binocolo eccellente che mi ha soddisfatto completamente! l’unica “pecca” è la perdita di colore verso il tramonto/sera. Io lo uso in piccole escursioni per un po’ di birdwatching, o per l’osservazione in generale di qualche altro animale, e ne sono pienamente soddisfatto! Anche per il cielo notturno è molto buono!Lo consiglio veramente e lo ricomprerei subito!

Perfetto non mi aspettavo di meglio

Mi serviva un binocolo compatto e leggero da usare durante la caccia fotografica, da aggiungere ad altri in mio possesso per le uscite in compagnia della famiglia.Rapporto qualità prezzo sorprendente. Paragonato a binocoli a tetto dal costo di 3 volte superiore, a un occhio non esperto è quasi indistinguibile. La differenza sostanziale che ho rilevato è nella restituzione dell’immagine con un leggero tono freddo, una leggera perdita di nitidezza sui bordi e per me che porto gli occhiali, a seconda degli occhiali indossati (quindi non dipende prettamente dal binocolo), si accentua il fenomeno delle vignettature. Per il resto lo uso felicemente assieme a binocoli Nikon Monarch 7 e EII.

ポロタイプは初めてだったので、今まで使っていたダハタイプよりは見え方はよいのだろうと勝手に期待していまたが、大きな優位性は感じられませんでした。もっとも、これを購入したのはデザインが気に入ったからなので、実際手にしてみた感じは期待通りでその点は満足しています。