ciomber Report post Posted June 4, 2014 Just picked these up after reading alot of reviews on them and I'am so glad I bought these over some more well known binocs. Looked through Vortex viper and talon models and these are as good if not better than the vipers @ a better price. They also carry the same no fault lifetime warranty as Vortex. Check them out got them from camera land on a open box deal for $339. Great glass edge to edge and really bright in low light, great value for ed/hd glass. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
khmer6 Report post Posted June 25, 2014 You have peaked my interests!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apache12 Report post Posted June 26, 2014 Were you able to compare at low light? And was it viper HD? Thanks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
YoteHunter Report post Posted June 26, 2014 I have the ED2 and even they blow the viper hd's away Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Coach Report post Posted June 26, 2014 I'm a little surprised that Zen Ray hasn't gotten more of a following in the US. I've only looked through one set, belonging to a guy I met on an elk hunt a few years back. We all had Swaro and Zeiss, but this guy has some contacts, and had been given some glass to "bring along" by Zen Ray. I was really impressed by the clarity. Looking through them next to the top Euros, they were very impressive. Compared to Vortex, of which I'm a big fan, they were far superior. I haven't bought any yet myself as I wasn't sure if their warranty is what they claim, but the optics are superb, great clarity, comfortable to use. For those of us who have to dish out our own paycheck when buying optics, it's hard to experiment with brands. More often than not, budget glass is just that. I'm really looking forward to seeing serious Western hunters putting these glass to use. We've seen how Vortex came out of nowhere and became a trusted name. It will be interesting to see if Zen can carve out a name for themselves. FWIW, they need to change names. Zen Ray sounds too much like "cheap Chinese". Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
apache12 Report post Posted June 26, 2014 I just picked up a weaver super slam 2-10x42 ebx reticle. Natchez shooters supply has nice deals on weaver Anyway I love vortex but I had my non shooting wife and my 17 year old son who is a hunter compare at 7:45 pm last night without telling them which was which or which was supposed to be better No contest weaver was brighter and clearer longer. Also the reticle didn't wash out early Again I love vortex but look for online deals on weaver. Only bummer is weight. A bit tanky. And warranty is average Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
khmer6 Report post Posted June 27, 2014 How much is the weaver? The Ray Zen ed3 is only 340 right now with same lifetime warranty as vortex plus 10 bucks Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
