Vortex 15x56 or Swarovski 15x56

505sniper · May 20, 2013

Do any of you own a pair?I plan on checking them out for myself just wanted to hear what you guys think.

craggar · May 21, 2013

I have a pair of Kiababs and think they are awesome.I know the swaros are great but am very satisfied with the vortex and think you would be also.

Willametteriveroutlaw · May 21, 2013

I have the Swaros and love them. The biggest difference is Edge clarity. The Swaro's are clear from edge to edge while the Vortex are not, which means that the Swaros will have about a 30% bigger useable FOV and you won't get eye strain or tension headaches after long periods of use.

PCPython · May 31, 2013

I haven't tried the Vortex but I sure love my Swaros.

AZBuckSnort · Jun 1, 2013

My Kaibab's are gin-clear and crisp "edge to edge". I purchased mine after testing them against a Swarovski 15X56, side by side on tripods, on a USAF resolution chart tacted up on my pump house as light faded to essentially darkness. I am not going to state the Kaibab's were "better" but neither can I state the Swarovski was "better". The Swaro owner and I called it a push and I bought the Vortex Kaibab and they have worked just fine for their intended purposes.

That's my personal observation for what its worth.

Virg · Jun 2, 2013

I have owned them both and all I can say is," You really get what you pay for!"

grizzly · Jun 3, 2013

Vortex are a great value. But if they were really as good as Swarovski, they would sell them for the same price as Swarovski. It is not as if Vortex is very philanthropic, just trying to help out the little guy by keeping prices artificially low.

You get what you pay for with the Big 3, though you pay a lot for a little difference, it is still better.

Grizzly

PS. Tristate, please be an adult and respect my wishes that you do not respond to any of my posts. I, in turn, will do you the courtesy of not responding to any of yours. I simply do not wish to converse with you.