Comparing binoculars

[Ijones027]

Any opinions on viper 10× vs athlon cronus 10× same price?

 

[Hoodie]

For me, it's the Cronus. I actually like it better than the Razor HD too. It's sharp right to the edges due to field flatteners, so even though they have similar FOV the Cronus has a much bigger area in focus. The Cronus has better CA control as well in my opinion. Center sharpness is a wash, and brightness is pretty much equal. I'd give build quality to the Cronus. Cronus has much better eye relief too.

Basically the only thing I can knock the Cronus on is there's a small amount of glare if you're glassing toward a low angle sun, but tons of binos at the $500 price point have that issue. In most conditions it's not noticeable.

My 10x50 comparison, Tract Toric vs Maven B.6

I've spent the last 5 days using and comparing the Toric and B.6 10x50's in all sorts of conditions (within my property) and wanted to share my perspective. I also have an Athlon Cronus G2 10x42 and Bushnell Engage EDX 10x50 which I compared as well to see how these cheaper MIC binos stack up...

www.rokslide.com

This thread discusses comparisons with the Tract Toric 10x50 and Maven B6 10x50. Good description of the Cronus IMO.