Hi Has anyone had any experience with these ? Ive had Kahles glass in the past and optically they are excellent . These seem like good value at $2600 ? Thoughts ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtYtWAF-aQQ
Printable View
Hi Has anyone had any experience with these ? Ive had Kahles glass in the past and optically they are excellent . These seem like good value at $2600 ? Thoughts ?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtYtWAF-aQQ
Guess I’m the Guinea pig then
I'm pretty sure if you do some digging you will find these are not the nice euro glass you would expect them to be and are actually more of a "made under license" Chinese product
In saying that, the Vortex Fury's are much the same and they're noticeably better than any geovid I've looked through...Quote:
Originally Posted by Ryan_Songhurst
Ive had a look through my mates pair and they were decent. I prefer my geovids but ive used them for a while now and you like what you know, right? Also had a look recently through the new sig 10k. I wasnt much of a fan of glass quality, it seemed they had a bit of a 'blue' hue/ tinge to the picture. Other than that the electronics works incredibly well.
As above id look at the vortex fury with the AB
They are on the way. We will see
I have the 3000bdx and getting the 10k set soon.Quote:
Originally Posted by keengunNic
The ability of the sig to pair with my kestrel makes up for glass shortfall If any.
Also the price.
The ability for the new 10k to drop a pin to navigate to where you ranged and shot, priceless!
My 3000bdx will range out to 4.5k which is an industry leader.
Sent from my SM-A226B using Tapatalk
Apparently made in Japan are the binoculars. I will put up a review when I use them. I’m coming off 12 years of Leica geovids so we will see.
Are you sure that the drop pin feature is going to work with our local Garmin or app stuff?Quote:
Originally Posted by andyanimal31
Is it not only for the USA basemap stuff or what ever It is that they use over there?
Hmm not a hundy on that.Quote:
Originally Posted by Friwi
They will be a he'll set of ranging binos that's for sure!
Sent from my SM-A226B using Tapatalk
These are supposed to do 4500m as well. Buggered if I know what good that is to me though.Quote:
Originally Posted by andyanimal31
Pretty good for ranging tanks in ukraine I guess… or staying out of their range.
Keen to hear how you rate them, I was tempted by them a few days ago.
I assumed/hope the sig 10ks provide a grid reference. It would be disappointing if u have to sync to other apps to use the navigation features.
I give another vote to the 3000bdx if you don’t get the khales.
Those Vortexs with AB are backordered for 12+ months according to vortex USA when i asked last month.Quote:
Originally Posted by keengunNic
Why attach Sigs to the Kestrel dont they have full elite and all the windage features in body? or do ou mean with your 3000bdx?Quote:
Originally Posted by andyanimal31
Just out of interest, why did you replace your geovids?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nathan F
A few reasons. Optically brilliant . I think I paid around $3600 for them in 2009 . Quality does not date . They have found me deer when I have seen nothing on the first few sweeps . I think what has changed in 13 years is technology . With the rangefinder in them the longest i ever got was around 1300yds in the right conditions. The size and weight of them- Big and bulky . I had some swaro's on order but did a deal the other day that included the Leica's . I cant be without bino's so had a nosey around at options. Years ago I had a pair of Kahles 10x42 which I traded on the new Leica's at the time. The glass was brilliant. Since swarovski brought out Kahles years ago and looking at bang for buck it was an easy decision . They showed up this morning after ordering on Monday. First impressions are I cant believe how light and small they are . Put a highlighter on my desk for reference.Quote:
Originally Posted by cb14
Attachment 201756
Was outside first thing this morning in the low light playing around . First impressions are just as good for a whole lot less.
@Nathan F where did you get them from? Cheers
@Shamus https://www.jacobsdigital.co.nz/coll...42630153830659
or ring mac at custom guns invercargill. They have them in stock same price .
Very interesting, thanks.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nathan F
The main reason I would still use the kestrel is that I can get the environmental data correct quicker. Mainly temperature by swinging the kestrel around to get my solution instead of waiting for the bino sensors to equalize from your chest or vehicle.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stocky
The kestrel is very easy to use once you become familiar to it.
I use mine almost daily so it's second nature.
They are an amazing tool and never really use my phone app anymore except when helping other people with ballistic problems.
Sent from my SM-A226B using Tapatalk
@Nathan F any update on these binos - how are you finding them?
Cheers
Haven’t been hunting yet. But as I’ve posted above. GROUSE. Everything I was expecting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shamus_
Am I correct in assuming it has no internal ballistic calculator?Quote:
Originally Posted by Nathan F
If so why choose a bino with out when there are other brands at similar money that do.
It's just that been able to have your solution come up in the binos with out checking phone or dope chart would seem like common sense.
Glass would be the only consideration for me.
I started with the old model zeiss and they had amazing glass but useless ballistic engine that would only give solutions in inches or centimeters.
Some one at zeiss really fucked that one up.
I am on my 4th set of ranging equipment and all has had some sort of basic solution out to 700m which is close enough for most purposes .
Now I pair with a kestrel for way out which is incredibly accurate with the correct data!
Just asking
Sent from my SM-A226B using Tapatalk
Dont really know what you mean sorry Andy. Its got enhanced angle compensator ( kahles version of true ballistic range ) and temp and barometer . Not that I would pay much attention to them anyway. Im still a drop chart type of guy . Its all just more shit to go wrong . Added to the fact Im not shooting past 550yds ( which is generally bread and butter ) they are features wasted on me.Quote:
Originally Posted by andyanimal31
All good.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nathan F
What I mean is there a ballistic engine in the binos that will give you an elevation hold in the bino screen?
Sent from my SM-A226B using Tapatalk
Gotcha . Na just the true ballistic rangeQuote:
Originally Posted by andyanimal31
