Vortex
Diamondback HD 10x42 Binocular
Best budget 10x42 hunting binocular. The Diamondback HD delivers HD glass, a magnesium chassis, and Vortex's VIP warranty at a price most new hunters can absorb without flinching.
Quick Specs
- Price
- $250
- Weight
- 1 lb 5.3 oz
- Brand
- Vortex
- Category
- binocular
Features
- •10x42 roof prism, HD optical system
- •330 ft field of view at 1,000 yards
- •21.3 oz magnesium chassis, argon-purged
- •Ships with the GlassPak bino harness
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Vortex Diamondback HD 10x42 Binoculars DB-215
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Overview
The Diamondback HD is the honest budget answer for a first serious hunting binocular. It will not resolve the last few percent of detail a Conquest HDX or Razor UHD pulls off a shaded hillside, but it gives a new hunter dielectric-coated HD glass, a light magnesium body, and Vortex's no-questions VIP warranty for the price of a decent scope. For a whitetail hunter working timber and field edges out to a few hundred yards, it is more binocular than the price suggests.
Key Features
- HD optical system with dielectric prism coatings
- Magnesium chassis at 21.3 oz for all-day carry
- Twist-up eyecups with 15 mm eye relief
- Argon purging and O-ring seals for waterproof, fogproof use
- Included GlassPak harness for chest carry
Pros
- +HD glass and a magnesium chassis at a true budget price
- +Light 21.3 oz body is easy to carry all day
- +Vortex VIP unconditional lifetime warranty covers accidental damage
- +Comes with a usable bino harness in the box
Cons
- −Edge sharpness and low-light detail trail the premium picks
- −15 mm eye relief is tighter than the Nikon and Maven options for eyeglass wearers
Detailed Specifications
- Magnification
- 10x
- Objective Diameter
- 42 mm
- prism
- Roof
- Field of View
- 330 ft at 1,000 yd
- Eye Relief
- 15 mm
- exitPupil
- 4.2 mm
- closeFocus
- 5 ft
- glass
- HD
- weight
- 21.3 oz
- sku
- DB-215
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