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    Hunting Binos

    Of those two, the Maven is where I'd go. The UHD is the same design as the Maven B2 series. The UHD on the Vortex site lists at twice the $$ of either the Maven B2, B5 or B6 models. I've had both the B1 and B2 Mavens since 2015 and they are superb binoculars. I had a B6 10x50 for review and...
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    Vortex binos

    Vortex recently replaced a 6.5x32 Fury I got on the very first run of those they ever did, with a brand new Viper HD. I had ignored Vortex for awhile, mainly due to their switch ro Chinese manufacture. I have to say I am pretty impressed with the Viper HD's, now of Philippine manufacture...
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    Maven B.2 VS B.6 or...

    First off you will not notice a 1% difference in transmission. There is a ever so slight advantage in low light with the 10x B6 vs the 9X B2. You won't notice it without the two side by side. I think the Mavens are slightly better than the Tract. However the Tract is close enough that you will...
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    Maven b series decisions

    There is not a really wrong choice there. I have not had my hands on the B1.2 yet but I have had the Maven B1 8x 10x, : B2 9x and 11x: and B6 10x50 all side by side. Go B1.2 if you value compact size. Between the B2 and B6, the B6 will not work for anyone with IPD narrower than 58 mm. The...
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    Maven B2 or B6

    I never owned an Epoch. Looked at them several times. I passed for several reasons. One is for being over ten years old they were stupid expensive for their time. They were several hundred dollars more than even Leica, Zeiss, or Swarovski. They had a pretty good image, but not that good...
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    Maven B2 or B6

    When I first had the B6 this place was so smoky visibility was very often less than a quarter of a mile and often not more than a couple. Made for pretty terrible binocular comparisons. I was even beginning to think that there might be something wrong with the B2. However it then rained...
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    Maven B2 or B6

    Right now, I can't give you a definite stance on my part. It is so smoky here you really can't see well enough for proper evaluation. I have both the 9x45 B2 and the 10x50 B6. Right now my choice is the 9x45 B2. Above somebody listed the 9x fov at 377'. It actually measures 405'. The fov...
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    Maven vs Zeiss

    The birdforum screenshot is a Dutch dealer who originally posted the Conquest was/is Japanese. He wound up kicking Zeiss out of his store for some time over Zeiss's obdurate insistence they were German. The guy knows his stuff. In EU laws, a product needs to be only 10% made in a country to...
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    magnification perception

    Measure the exit pupil. The 9x B2 should be 5 mm the 11x should be closer to 4.0. However there is some difference in actual magnification in a model. I'm not sure where the specification variances are for Swaro or Maven. Acceptable variance should be something on the order of 0.5x +/-...
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    School me one what quality is to you

    I'm not an archer. I use the 8x30 for occasions where I want a little smaller size. That is happening more often, as I've had right shoulder replacement and will eventually need the left done too. I can use either one, but the bigger B2 is far easier to hold for long glassing sessions, at...
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    School me one what quality is to you

    Sled, Here we may have some disagreement. I do think my 8x30 Maven B3 is very bright for a 30 mm glass, but I would not call it brighter than my 9x45 B2. Closer than I originally thought it would be, but I think the B2 has an advantage. An example of different eyes being different I guess...
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    School me one what quality is to you

    For me, I always hate having to overspend for anything. I tend to fall on the bang for the buck sort of any kind of gear. How much I use it and how much I need it will factor in here, but for me there is no way I'd spend over 2.5x the price of a Maven B2 vs a Swarovski. Had them both at the...
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    School me one what quality is to you

    We are at the point where we see people falling for a lot of marketing hype. On any optic forum you care to name one of the hot topics is "how does this binocular compare to that one?" The answer comes down to personal preferences mainly. The amount of light transmission and technical...
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    How Critical is Bino Weight?

    Binocular weight is sort of a two edged sword. On one hand more weight holds steadier. On the other hand it will make you tire out faster and start to shake maybe earlier. When you begin to shake, movement becomes way more obvious. Less weight can hold less steady, making shake happen sooner...
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    rolling Ball effect???

    Here is an explanation from an optical engineer on Rolling Ball, aka Globe Effect. http://holgermerlitz.de/globe/distortion.html The effect is principally found with the flat field designs. This design removes any distortion from the edge of the view. This distortion is often erroneously...
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