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great vid, man! Thanks!!

I just made a review on these two Binoculars if anyone wants a second opinion or more information. Feel free to watch it on my channel.

picked up a pair of the vortex 10-42 diamond yesterday for $159 on AMazon..so for $100 less in 2024 thats huge

How can you get the bookcovers as screen savers on the voyage? I can't seem to find the option

Your Basically Undecided , Now I'm UNDECIDED ! ! To Close to Call ? ? 🤔 🤔

I've got a voyage and debating on a paper white. Size is probably the main attraction.

could it be possible that you bought a used pair that someone ditched because of a manufacturing flaw?

Which one is better Leupold BX-2 Alpine HD 10x52 mm (181178) or Vortex Diamondback HD 10x50? Today both price are same

Bud I thought your review in general was great but the chromatic abboration was definitely switched, think you got the pair you were holding wrong there. Otherwise perfect review on all points. Also HD in bino terms really mean very little there is no industry standard to measure density of glass, I have seen binos with 0 HD claims on them outperforming supposed HD at exactly the same price point.

Thanks for the review. I recently bought a pair of the Leupold BX-1 McKenzie HD 12x50 and do not care for the binocular harness. This is an important feature when carrying a binocular in the field all day and the need to quickly access the binoculars. You mentioned you liked the Leupold strap. Can you prepare a video on the comparisons of the various harnesses that are available and your favorite?

What about those vs Nikon M5 ?

Please help, What’s better to look at planets and stars at night ? Carson bak4 10x50 vs vortex diamondbacks 10x50 or Leopoldo 10x50?

Had both pair at the same time. I really wanted to like the leupolds but it felt like they were sucking my eyeballs out of my head. I also did a contrast test between the two and the Vortex won so I keep the vortex

Thx for review. After trying several pairs in the store, I decided that ease of focus was really important to me. As you said the Vortex Diamondback is very easy to get focused compared to other brands.

Sold. Just ordered the BX4👍🏻

I checked the crossfire hd and diamondback hd...the diamondbacks are far better in clarity. The construction also seemed better on the diamondbacks hd...I bought the diamondbacks, which were on sale for under 200

Excellent product, excellent customer service.

I have the Voyage but the micro USB stinks! I am going to get the Paperwhite during this years Prime Day sale for the USB-C charger and night mode.

Thanks for this! My much loved Voyage charge is no longer holding very long so after 10 years, it looks like it's time for an upgrade and you're right, there's really no one comparing them. Plan on buying during the Prime Day sale but I don't know if I should just get a paper white or go to the oasis - but I'm not thrilled with the shape/size of that one. Love my Voyage so much so I'm so sad it's starting to go on me. Love the haptic buttons and the size, now they just need to make a Kindle that's basically the Voyage but make it water resistant/waterproof like the oasis and you'd have a total winner. *sigh*. I went from the kindle Keyboard to the Voyage so since almost the first Kindles came out, I've only had the 2! Love my e-reader so much! Also, do you have any other thoughts about upgrading from the Voyage and what is more comparable to what they currently have?

Great review and comparison. My own glass snobbish eyes require at least $425 (when on sale or $499 regular price) Athlon Cronus binoculars. Just take home lunch to work for up to a month to save up for the difference. If I were forced to buy Vortex it would at least be a Razor. The minimum Leupold binoculars for me would be the BX5 Santiam for around $650-ish when shopping smart. If I were on a really tight budget I'd buy 10 of the best customer rated Amazon binoculars all under $100 each and return 8 or 9 of them after comparing them all side by side instead of spending $250 on either of these Vortex Diamondback HD or Leupold BX2 binoculars since I'm positive one or two of the 10 from Amazon are going to be clearer and have a wider FOV than either of these and once I find the best ones I'd buy a spare or 2 that's the lifetime warranty right there. A buddy bought a bunch of sub $50 Amazon binoculars and kept the best and returned the rest then bought extras for spares and gifts. He insist Vortex charges at least 5x the amount they should for their Chinese made optics. I haven't seen what exactly he compared the sub $50 Amazon binoculars with (NAME BRAND). I think sub $100 from Amazon is a better range to choose from.

What is going on Mr Super cool…..You sound like a tough Gym program reviewer…..lol…Its a Kindle you are reviewing :)

Have owned several of both and the Leupold is by far better quality!

You could probably repair the focus ring issue with lube

My leupold cascades are better then my vortex diamondback hd. Clarity and focus are better to me. Also my cascades don't jitter as much as the vortex. Also like them better then the vipers which I'm really not a fan of.

I bought the BX-4 pro guides. Great binoculars (10x42) for hunting in open country.

Warranty comparrison is important

Made in USA for me

Great review although I was disappointed we didn't get an "alright alright" at the end cause you sound exactly like Matthew McConaughey😅

that lens flare is a big deal...I have swarovski 10x25's for daily use (best $1k I EVER spent) and swaro 10x30's for field (outside of my spotter which is another discussion) but lens flare is an issue for me. Leupold is a combat optics company and that would be an issue as well in a combat situation. Lens flare is something that annoys me in both my eyewear/optics and Leupold eyewear/optics has none. Other than that, your review is unbiased and spot on.. it's really fit and finish prob better on the Vortex.

I just got mine LEUPOLD BX-2 Alpine HD and I love it. Super clear image

Leupold bx-2 HD vs Vortex diamondback HD, could you tell me if now with leupold New lens HD the diference is enought to choose one better than the other? Sorry for my poor english, greetings from Spain. Thx a lot if you can help me!

I thought the same thing when I watched them compare the crossfires to the Alpines! Great review, maybe you should do more???

Do you see a noticeable difference in the screen? I love my Voyage screen and overall build quality. I also love the buttons. But the usb c and the warm light / dark modes are really tempting

"Kind of dodo"

6:11 "I dont like to slide my finger from left to right to move forward" - Took me some years to find out, but you dont have to slide your finger over the screen to move forward. If you hold the readier in your left hand, you only need to touch the screen close to the left border to move backwards and about 2.5 cm or further away from the left border to move forward.

For us Voyage fans, the new jailbreak that came out last week allows us to put KOReader on there and it does night mode. Big upgrade for our beloved Voyage!!

I understand why someone would be dumb enough to "look at you funny" for taking an e-reader to a library, but I don't accept it. It's 2022! E-readers are not exactly a brand new tech anymore. Also, you go to a library to read in a peaceful and quiet environment, where it's easier to focus. Not because you want to read a physical book. And who says there's a rule that you must only read physical books in a library? Insanity.

This is exactly what I needed （want to upgrade my basic kindle but cannot decide among used-Voyage, used-KP4 and new KP5). Thanks a lot for making this video!

"that's what muscle memory is for." 😂 Lol

Thumbs down for saying “smidge”. Only yankee word dumber than “schosh” Good one kahhh-theee

for 250 i just got some endeavor II's- amazing optical performance 8x32 in a small and light weight package

Vortex. I recommend for daylight: 15x56 Diamondback Binos 8x36 Solo rt monocular. Great combo optics..monocular for spotting, Binos for close detail. Price for both: €575-£479-$651 approx.

The BX-2 Alpine is one and a half times the price as the Vortex Diamondback ($600 vs $400) here in NZ, the BX-1 McKenzie is the more direct comparison

You talked about smoothness of the focus ring a lot and I agree with you that this is very important to how easy it is to use a pair of binoculars. How about quickness of focus? I've had binoculars where it's smooth enough, but I feel like I have to turn the focus ring an awfully long way to get from close focus to, say, a focus about 75' away, whereas other binoculars had a much shorter travel distance and time on the focus ring to accomplish the same thing. This made a big difference in my enjoyment of the binoculars.

Much appreciated!

The main advantage of HD is the chromatic aberration is greatly reduced, as well as sharpness. I’m sure both pair are great, but this comparison was not quite Apples to Apples.

Thx just went out and got the Diamondback HD / Really appreciate your review thank you

Sometimes you will get a bad pair unfortunately and I'm pretty positive that's what happened here I did almost guarantee if you were to get another pair of the same local binoculars and look through them side by side with the Diamondbacks they would be better little pool uses Superior glass

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Not a fair comparison as the newer BX-2 HD are quite a bit step up from the standard BX-2. Both are good but if you would of compared the BX-2 HD then there would of been a clear winner even though I'm a Vortex guy living in WI.