Tahoe, yes it was the Gen 1 version. Sales associate mentioned that Vortex had to change their design on the Gen 2, so I dont think the Swaro eyepiece will work with them. To me, the clarity was a bit better, and the Swaro seemed to have a bit more power (almost seemed like 70x vs Vortex 60x). Doesn't sound like much, but seemed like a worth while upgrade to me. I'd be patient and look for a good deal on the Swaro eyepiece. Catch one on sale, or maybe even lightly used.Can you confirm if it was one of the old razors (dual focus) or the new ones (barrel focus).
also what did you notice was better? The field of view appears to be close to the same on the Gen 1 version.
I love my Gen 1 would love it more with a new eyepiece just need to confirm juice is worth the squeeze.
Thanks!
Was the money for the upgrade worth it?I currently run a 20-60x eyepiece on my razor hd gen 1
No first hand experience, but some birding forum research early today had a few saying the 20-60 was a very close mirror image of the razor factory (size, weight, function). I find that hard to believe personally but I’ve developed some trust for those bird forums.Was the money for the upgrade worth it?
I bought it that way off of someone, now I have the 65mm not the 85mm spotterWas the money for the upgrade worth it?
Was there ever any update on this?No first hand experience, but some birding forum research early today had a few saying the 20-60 was a very close mirror image of the razor factory (size, weight, function). I find that hard to believe personally but I’ve developed some trust for those bird forums.
They say the 25-50 is different and better.
I’ve done some objective reviews on binos in the past. When I return from my elk hunt I may snag the 25-50 (maybe a 20-60 too) and do some testing and post back to this thread.
Thank youI bought the 25-50. It’s solid. Fits fine. Have no doubt the 20-60 would too.
The 25-50 definitely has a wider FOV throughout. I think resolution is a tad better too but FOV is biggest difference. Probably not worth the same price as the spotter though unless you have a swaro too or plan to upgrade in further IMO.