Awards

Outdoor Canada

Best New Gear Awards 2009

Best Binoculars - Vortex Viper

"Hunters are demanding more and more from their optics, and Vortex offers the perfect compromise between compact size and performance with its new 32-mm series of Viper roof prism binos. Standard features include a rubber casing, fog- and waterproofing, multi-positional eyecups, multi-coated lenses and a tripod adapter. The lightweight Viper comes in 6, 8 and 10X."
Outdoor Canada, May 2009

Field & Stream

Best of the Best Winner 2007

Vortex Viper 10x42mm

"Based in Wisconsin, Vortex has been marketing its own line of optics since the late 1990s, and the Viper 10x42mm is one of the company's very best...It even has screw-out eyecups that, happily, only screw out, not off. The high magnification does restrict exit pupil, but the BaK-4 glass prism keeps those pupils full and round, and you get a higher twilight factor for making out details. There's sufficient eye relief for even eyeglass wearers, and the resolution is exceptionally good, with virtually undectable spherical aberration. All in all this is the right size and weight package for the right price."
Field & Stream, September 2007