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VORTEX RAZOR HD Spotting Scope Failure
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<blockquote data-quote="SidecarFlip" data-source="post: 1196894" data-attributes="member: 39764"><p>Interesting. I did a side by side comparo of the Razor and the Celestron on my private range at 300 yards, both set at 50X and none of us could observe any difference in image quality, vignetting or gathering capability.</p><p></p><p>The differences were, the Razor is a straight ocular, the Regal is an angled and the Regal is bigger (but it has to be) simply because with a 100mm objective, the focal length is longer. Both run the same prism's as well.</p><p></p><p>Where the Regal really stands above the Razor is at dusk. The 100mm objective has much better light gathering capability.</p><p></p><p>Both the Regal and the Razor use a 1.25" objective, so, any objective is useable, Swaro included. I bought the accessory LER eyepiece. While it don't have the extreme magnification the standard eyepiece has, it's easier to look through, especially if you wear glasses. I really son't like getting 'close up and personal' with an eyepiece and the Celestron LER eliminates that. You can actually be off the eyepiece an inch or two and the image is clear.</p><p></p><p>We could clearly see .223 prints on the targets with both, no difference in clarity at all.</p><p></p><p>I prefer the focus adjustment on the Regal over the Razor, but thats a personal preference.</p><p></p><p>Price wise, the Regal has it over the Razor in spades, about half the retail price of the Razor.</p><p></p><p>The Regal has the same magnesium body and armor coat as the Razor, I suspect they both came from the same Chinese factory, I know the Zen Ray and the Regal share the same heritage.</p><p></p><p>The reason I think that the Razor and the Regal share the same heritage is the ballistic nylon overcovers are almost exactly identical, right down to the zipper pulls.</p><p></p><p>After my 2300 buck Swaro's, there was no way my wife would let me drop 1500 clams on a spotter so I did my homework and with the help of OP and a nice discount coupon I got what I consider an excellent spotter at a really good price.</p><p></p><p>All optics have a huge markup attached, just like most consumer goods today. The retail price and the actual manufacturing cost are distant numbers.</p><p></p><p>I'm waiting patiently for Vortex to release their CF tripod kit so I can get one with my Cabelas points...lol</p><p></p><p>Celestron don't even advertise the Regal as a spotter. It's advertised as an astronomical scope 'for casual observance of heavenly bodies'.</p><p></p><p>We exhanged eyepieces from the Razor and the Regal a couple times and could see no difference in any observable aspect.</p><p></p><p>I guess I could spy on my neighbors with it. The gal down the road has a heavenly body.....lol Don't want my wife to catch me......</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="SidecarFlip, post: 1196894, member: 39764"] Interesting. I did a side by side comparo of the Razor and the Celestron on my private range at 300 yards, both set at 50X and none of us could observe any difference in image quality, vignetting or gathering capability. The differences were, the Razor is a straight ocular, the Regal is an angled and the Regal is bigger (but it has to be) simply because with a 100mm objective, the focal length is longer. Both run the same prism's as well. Where the Regal really stands above the Razor is at dusk. The 100mm objective has much better light gathering capability. Both the Regal and the Razor use a 1.25" objective, so, any objective is useable, Swaro included. I bought the accessory LER eyepiece. While it don't have the extreme magnification the standard eyepiece has, it's easier to look through, especially if you wear glasses. I really son't like getting 'close up and personal' with an eyepiece and the Celestron LER eliminates that. You can actually be off the eyepiece an inch or two and the image is clear. We could clearly see .223 prints on the targets with both, no difference in clarity at all. I prefer the focus adjustment on the Regal over the Razor, but thats a personal preference. Price wise, the Regal has it over the Razor in spades, about half the retail price of the Razor. The Regal has the same magnesium body and armor coat as the Razor, I suspect they both came from the same Chinese factory, I know the Zen Ray and the Regal share the same heritage. The reason I think that the Razor and the Regal share the same heritage is the ballistic nylon overcovers are almost exactly identical, right down to the zipper pulls. After my 2300 buck Swaro's, there was no way my wife would let me drop 1500 clams on a spotter so I did my homework and with the help of OP and a nice discount coupon I got what I consider an excellent spotter at a really good price. All optics have a huge markup attached, just like most consumer goods today. The retail price and the actual manufacturing cost are distant numbers. I'm waiting patiently for Vortex to release their CF tripod kit so I can get one with my Cabelas points...lol Celestron don't even advertise the Regal as a spotter. It's advertised as an astronomical scope 'for casual observance of heavenly bodies'. We exhanged eyepieces from the Razor and the Regal a couple times and could see no difference in any observable aspect. I guess I could spy on my neighbors with it. The gal down the road has a heavenly body.....lol Don't want my wife to catch me...... [/QUOTE]
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