When I was shopping for my Swaro EL"s I was torn between 8x & 10x. At Cabela's they had some posters across the store of some animals. They were small and supposed to represent a bear and I can't remember what at else at 500 yards. I didn't see a lot of difference between the two bino's. It was late in the afternoon so I stuck around to do side by side comparisons of distant objects outside as it was getting dark. I went with the 8's as there was a difference in their light gathering capabilities.
8X vs. 10X Binos ???
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I compared the Zeiss Terra ES's, Vortex Talon HD's, and Nikon Monarch 7's today at Bass Pro.
The Zeiss were my least favorite of the 3 and the Vortex and Nikons were very comparable. All 3 were 10 X 42. The Vortex seemed to have the advantage when grassing out the window into the trees across the road. The Nikons seemed brighter when glossing a couple big horn sheep inside the store.
I'm going to say it homes down to the warranty where the Vortex holds the advantage.
The Zeiss were my least favorite of the 3 and the Vortex and Nikons were very comparable. All 3 were 10 X 42. The Vortex seemed to have the advantage when grassing out the window into the trees across the road. The Nikons seemed brighter when glossing a couple big horn sheep inside the store.
I'm going to say it homes down to the warranty where the Vortex holds the advantage.
