RAZOR® HD 10X42

Great quality overall

What a great product! We will be taking them on all our vacations. No getting headaches from eye strain like others we used that were at a lower price point and not vortex. What clarity & ease of use. Spend the $ you will be happy! If not get the the vortex vipers, lower priced are very good too. Can’t go wrong lifetime warranty.

I was a little bit hesitant to to go for the $1,000 mark, since there seems to be a gap between novice ($150-$500) and expert variants ($1,500-$3,500). The novice binoculars are “great quality for this price“ and the expert variants “best quality for top money“. I wanted intermediate binoculars and found these to be at the sweet spot between optical quality, weight, product value, and pricing.The Razors exhibit a HD roof prism design for their lenses - with the same glass as the Vipers. However, Vortex lists three distinct enhancements:1. APO System Index-matched lenses correct color across the entire visual spectrum.2. Plasma Tech Coating application process provides unparalleled coating durability and performance.3. Frame Base Open hinge magnesium chasis forms a strong, lightweight, and ergonomic design.To make another comparison with the Vortex portfolio: The Razors HD are everything the Razors UHD offer, except for the UHD glass, but for less than half of the price tag.In my opinion, both the spherical aberration (optical distortions) and the chromatic aberration (color fringes) are minimal in the HD version and on par with the expert variants (UHD). That being said: You really need to extend the eyecups to place your vision up into the optimal optical path (people with glasses need to keep the eyecups down).I tried to take a photo with my iPhone, which hardly does the binoculars any justice - you really got to get your own eyes on a pair to see the quality: Only about 50% area from the center of the photo is what you actually use to produce your field of view. The European Starlings were about 50 ft (15 m) away. The black-tailed prairie dog was about 80 ft (25 m) away. And yes: there‘s humans that throw trash out of their car window, because someone told them that they‘re earth‘s dominant species.When it comes to close distances, you can even focus just in front of your feet (as close as 5 ft) and see the grass magnified and in all detail! Great for hikes

Perfect for viewing and spotting. Hoping to get a lot of use from them this coming season. Already helping with pre-season Target practice. Helping me really dial in my grouping for archery.

Pack well. Great product. As described

I‘ve been a birder for about 15 years, and it was time for an upgrade! I was (and still am) happy with the Eagle Optics Ranger binoculars I had been using, but tried the Vortex Razor at a festival. Love them. They seem to be very close in quality to the Swarovski and Leica ones that are at least twice the price.

Excellent optics

I bought this binoculars two years ago for birding. It works great! Recently I accidentally dropped it into ocean and it was beyond repair. So they sent me a brand new one free of charge! Definitely worth the money!

My wife and I are both avid Birders. We both have a pair of these now, great binoculars.

These are easily the best binoculars that I have ever own. The image quality, even in low light situations, were superior. I wish I had bought these a decade earlier.