by Michael and Diane Porter
CHART OF SPECIFICATIONS
Manufacturer | Model & Link to Review | Field of view ft @1000 yds |
Close focus (ft) |
Eye relief (mm) |
IPD range (mm) |
Weight (oz) |
Length (in) |
Vortex | Diamondback New | 393 | 5.8 | 17.0 | 55 - 75 | 21.8 | 5.8 |
Opticron | Discovery WP PC | 393 | 4.6 | 22.0 | 53 - 75 | 24.8 | 5.2 |
Alpen | Apex XP | 341 | 5.5 | 20.0 | 59 - 76 | 22.0 | 5.8 |
Vanguard | Sprit XF | 409 | 5.3 | 20.0 | 58 - 72 | 23.6 | 5.9 |
Nikon | Monarch 5 | 330 | 7.8 | 19.5 | 55 - 75 | 20.8 | 5.7 |
Celestron | TrailSeeker | 426 | 5.8 | 17.0 | 55 - 73 | 23.1 | 5.5 |
Eschenbach | Sektor D B | 357 | 6.4 | 12.0 | 56 - 79 | 21.2 | 5.3 |
Opticron | Explorer WA Oasis-C | 393 | 8.6 | 17.0 | 55 - 73 | 23.6 | 5.5 |
Eagle Optics | Ranger ED | 341 | 5.2 | 19.5 | 60 - 76 | 23.6 | 5.8 |
Celestron | Granite | 426 | 8.3 | 17.0 | 56 - 73 | 23.9 | 5.5 |
Olivon | Osprey | 324 | 7.7 | 18.0 | 57 - 74 | 25.0 | 5.9 |
Snypex | Profinder HD | 357 | 6.9 | 19.0 | 58 - 78 | 26.8 | 5.3 |
Nikon | Monarch 3 | 330 | 9.8 | 24.1 | 57 - 72 | 24.9 | 6.1 |
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CHART OF SCORES
Manufacturer | Model | Resolution score |
Optics score |
Ergonomic score |
Overall score |
Street price |
See in store |
Vortex | Diamondback New | 10.0 | 9.5 | 9.5 | 9.5 | $220 | See in store |
Opticron | Discovery WP PC | 9.3 | 9.4 | 9.1 | 9.2 | $219 | See in store |
Alpen | Apex XP | 9.3 | 8.8 | 9.7 | 9.2 | $335 | See in store |
Vanguard | Sprit XF | 9.0 | 9.3 | 9.0 | 9.2 | $190 | See in store |
Nikon | Monarch 5 | 9.5 | 8.5 | 9.5 | 9.0 | $300 | See in store |
Celestron | TrailSeeker | 8.7 | 9.2 | 8.6 | 8.9 | $190 | See in store |
Eschenbach | Sektor D B | 8.3 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 8.8 | $306 | |
Opticron | Explorer WA Oasis-C | 9.3 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 8.8 | $249 | |
Eagle Optics | Ranger ED | 7.5 | 8.1 | 9.1 | 8.6 | $330 | See in store |
Celestron | Granite | 8.3 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.5 | $310 | |
Olivon | Osprey | 9.3 | 8.3 | 8.0 | 8.2 | $209 | |
Snypex | Profinder HD | 7.5 | 8.0 | 8.3 | 8.1 | $229 | |
Nikon | Monarch 3 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 7.6 | $230 |
LEGEND — CHART OF SCORES |
CHART OF WARRANTIES
Manufacturer | Model | Warranty (defects) | Warranty (accidents) |
Warranty transferable |
Registration required | Proof required |
Warranty fee |
Vortex | Diamondback New | Lifetime | Lifetime | Yes | No | No | $0.00 |
Opticron | Discovery WP PC | Lifetime | 5 years | Yes | No | Yes | $0.00 |
Alpen | Apex XP | Lifetime | Lifetime | Yes | No | No | $0.00 |
Vanguard | Sprit XF | Lifetime | Lifetime | Yes | No | No | $10.00 |
Nikon | Monarch 5 | Lifetime | No | No | No | Yes | $0.00 |
Celestron | TrailSeeker | Lifetime | No | No | No | Yes | $14.95 |
Eschenbach | Sektor D B | Lifetime | 2 years | Yes | Yes | Yes | $0.00 |
Opticron | Explorer WA Oasis-C | Lifetime | 5 years | Yes | No | Yes | $0.00 |
Eagle Optics | Ranger ED | Lifetime | Lifetime | Yes | No | No | $0.00 |
Celestron | Granite | Lifetime | No | No | No | Yes | $14.95 |
Olivon | Osprey | Lifetime | Lifetime | Yes | No | No | $0.00 |
Snypex | Profinder HD | 5 years | No | No | Yes | Yes | $19.95 |
Nikon | Monarch 3 | Lifetime | No | No | No | Yes | $0.00 |
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