Vortex Viper Spotter - price cut by $150

ERSS · Aug 4, 2013

Been looking for a spotter and have had my mind made up a couple of times. Saw this deal today and pulled the trigger. For the past few months cheapest I have seen is $500, now $350. Had good luck with Vortex rifle scopes, hope the spotter is as good.

http://www.cameralandny.com/optics/vortex.pl?page=vortexviper15-45x65

mhungerford · Aug 5, 2013

let me know what you think of it i am in serious need of a new scope.

dan.kirkpatrick · Aug 5, 2013

looks like a decent deal for the $,,,doesnt look like they are e d glass though,,

dan.kirkpatrick · Aug 5, 2013

looks like they are e d glass,,,,a good buy at 350 for sure.

dan.kirkpatrick · Aug 6, 2013

I think ill try the angled style,,,,thanks for the find erss

ID_deerslayer · Aug 6, 2013

should have saved for the HD model, that's what I'm doing. congrats on a great deal though.

dan.kirkpatrick · Aug 6, 2013

the add says its e d glass and x r coated,,,i sent them a e-mail to confirm for sure before they ship it? are there differences between ed glass or hd ed glass?it appears to be about a $300 difference between the hd version.

backstraps16 · Aug 7, 2013

I was wondering the same thing? I was going to purchase the same spotter as you. Do you think it is worth the cash for the HD version?

dan.kirkpatrick · Aug 7, 2013

I confirmed with them today and it does have the e d glass,, according to them there is e d glass and high densidy e d glass versions,,,thus the hd model. even though it isnt the hd e d glass model at nearly another $300 im gonna give these a try beins they are e d glass,xr coated,ect.at $350 they should be pretty nice for what they are.not swaros but not big $ like swaros either.

schmalts · Aug 13, 2013

backstraps16 said:
I was wondering the same thing? I was going to purchase the same spotter as you. Do you think it is worth the cash for the HD version?

I would not buy any scope without ED glass. There is a difference but some companies charge too much for the upgrade.

theat · Aug 13, 2013

Thanks for the heads up. I have been thinking of picking one of these up, and I couldn't help myself at that price.

ida homer · Aug 13, 2013

My buddy just picked up this spotter (the straight model in 80mm) for $350. We have used it twice scouting in the last week, I'll just say for the $ it's a very good buy. You did good.

dan.kirkpatrick · Aug 13, 2013

just got em in today,,,they look pretty good,,,but do not have the h d version to compare them too,,,apparently there are 2 types of e d glass they told me,,,reg e d and high densidy e d.,,,ill have to do a side by side vs my nikon e d 50 scope tomorrow.they are not swaros but for the price i think they are pretty good.

Stubaby · Aug 13, 2013

I sat on a hill from about 4pm till dark last summer glassing elk with a buddy who had the viper hd 65mm spotter. My ed50 with the 13-40x eyepiece took that viper out behind the shed for a whoopin so to speak. He sold it and now we both have the ed50 and ed60 each and are very happy.

I'd even put that ed60 against the razor. Until I can afford a swaro it will have to do tho.

Take them out side by side at dusk and let us know what you think.

ida homer · Aug 13, 2013

Stubaby said:
I'd even put that ed60 against the razor. Until I can afford a swaro it will have to do tho.

I'd love to try out either of the nikon ed's, I've heard great things. Cabelas had them for like $600 until they were gone I think but I didn't jump on it soon enough.

idahofishnhunt · Aug 13, 2013

ERSS said:
Been looking for a spotter and have had my mind made up a couple of times. Saw this deal today and pulled the trigger. For the past few months cheapest I have seen is $500, now $350. Had good luck with Vortex rifle scopes, hope the spotter is as good.

http://www.cameralandny.com/optics/vortex.pl?page=vortexviper15-45x65

I have this same magnification in the HD version and it's worked very well.

ERSS · Aug 15, 2013

Came back from out of town and mine was waiting for me. I am really impressed, does everything I would need it to do. Huge upgrade from the bushnell elite that I had. My home office looks out across the Henrys Fork of the Snake toward the Tetons, and even in low light there is excellent clarity at very long distances. I am no expert, but very happy with this scope. Good luck everyone, 15 days to archery season!

dan.kirkpatrick · Aug 16, 2013

i did my side by side comparison today and found that my new vortex is much clearer than my nikon pro-staff 20-60 82 spotter"non e d glass"and is more compact beins its a 65 mm,,,but side by side against my nikon e d 50,,,the nikon e d 50 is a better and clearer than the vortex 65 mm,,,for the $350 price though its a pretty good deal,,,easily beat my nikon pro-staff 82 mm and it was about $430 and is heavyer,,,my nikon e d 50 wins out of all three but it was around $750 also////conclusion ive come up with is its a nice mid sized spotter and very good for the $350 price////i dont think the glass is as perfect as my nikon ed 50,,,and the e d 50 is clearly the lightest for back pack use.

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