I never thought i would get help purchasing binoculars from the same guy that showed me how to smoke a brisket

I'm very confused on why this BBQ guy did one of the best gear review comparisons I have ever seen. Literally watched the whole thing. Very great job. Stumbled on this because I recently was thinking about picking up the Mavens. Thanks man!

Thank you for taking your time and putting togethere great presentation. Six months ago I've purchased Mavens C1 10 x 42 and based on your great presentation I've just purchase the Mavens B2 11x45 I can't handily wait to get them...

Great job on this video! Thanks for the help.

Appreciate the review man, you obviously put a lot of work into it.

Great review brother! I was on the fence but I'm definitely going with the Mavens B2. Thank you for an excellent honest review.

Thank you for comprehensive and honest analytic review.

This is a solid review and I agree on many of your points. I also own a pair of the Maven 11X45. One detail those prisms are called Abbe-Koenig. Good job !

It seems like the Gold Standard has always been the Swarovski EL line. However, a few years ago I compared them and about a dozen others to a pair of Nikon Monarch HG 10x42 and have the edge to Nikon, but I was splitting hairs with a razor blade. Excellent info on the Mavens. I honestly have been unimpressed with Vortex’s glass compared to others at the same or lower price point. Vortex makes their money with their no fault warranty.

Great review. I'm gonna have to try out the Mavens, I'm kinda worried about handshake with the 11 power.

I have the exact pair and he said "when you look through it looks almost beyond lifelike" and That statement is completely true. I am in love with these binoculars and personally will never probably need a new pair

Great video, very honest and comprehensive. Gave you a sub man.

I’m a life long Arizona deer and elk hunter. That’s the most practical and well explained bino review I’ve ever seen online. Keep up the excellent work and good luck in Colorado.

awsome review thanks for something useful not just clickbait with afilate links to a store like so many other vids on youtube very very useful thanks

This helped so much. Thank you!

Good video but couple of points. Both are nice binos and close in specs but not quite apples to apples. First the Mavens have larger objective lens so not surprising you were able to see object a few minutes longer at night. Also they have 10% more magnification as they are 11x vs Vortex which are 10x so that will affect "resolving power" tests. The flip side to that is the Vortex has a much wider field of view. So while both are great binos at their price point they are not quite apples vs apples. If you want a little more magnification the Mavens may be the way to go. If you want a little more field of view the Vortex would be the better choice.

Really enjoyed the review. Nothing beats a fine pair of binoculars. I Recently purchased my 1st & probably only really good pair of binoculars I'll ever own & what a difference... Nothing like good glass. Although probably not a choice for what you would consider for hunting due to the weight but I wouldn't trade my Fujinon Tecno Stabi 14x40s for anything. I use them weekly making videos of wildlife especially eagles snatching fish... Simply amazing. I always enjoy your bbq videos & didn't realize you were doing this type work as well. 👍

Got my sub. In the market and was looking at these two, have you looked thru Tract Optics?

? What do you rub on them? How long do you smoke them, and at what temperature? I tried it without this info. The lenses got greasy and they were tough as a rock.

Excellent review, fair comparison. Thanks.

Best comparison I have seen on you tube, pulse you are consumer and real person who uses these not like every other video on you tube made by sales person of company or sponsored by company…you made my mile clear to purchase maven I think they look cool too pluse mave is up front with all the details of product……thanks ..🎄

Great Review. I have Razor HD & Maven B6 and there is no comparison, the Mavens are better, more clarity, crisp bright view.

Great review... tuned in for BBQing tips, but as an avid photographer, and use a Swarovski 12x50 in the field, I absolutely think it is the best I've experienced. I would be interested in how you see the Mavin 11x45 stacking up to that. Of course you will will have to shell out a few thousand to review but it would be cool. Maybe not a fair comparison but if something is half or less the price for indiscernible difference in optics... I wanna know! The light transmissivity of the Swarovski glass sold (suckered) me long ago.

Man get the mavens 2x doubler and do a review. I'm really interested in that setup instead of a spotter

This review even stretched all the way to Sweden. I got to say, ive wathed A-LOT of bino reviews lately. This one strucked me as genuinely honest and BS free. And on top of that he did all the tests that make it even easier to understand the diffrences between them. I love it. And I thought I was going to by a pair of Meopta's.. I'll might have to go heavier on my research.

Have youu ever tried doing a review on thr Tract Torics? They are incredible!

Literally deciding between the 10x50 of razor hd or B series right now. And I dunno if you labelled the videos wrong or messed up the focus when dog is coping but in every comparison I thought the vortex looked better than the mavens

sith the us chart test you have to place the maven 11x , at 10% more distance to compensate the less vortex power, for understand well the difference of contrast-resolution

Thank you that was a great video

From what I have seen through(NL Pure 12x32, Zeiss SFL 10x42, i returned both for a Meopta B1 Plus HD 15x56 to compliment my Swaro Curio 7x21 which is an amazing pocket bino

This is by far the best optics review I've ever seen. Super in depth and to the point. Good job dude 👌🏼 Man I wish you had a pair of Leupold bx-4 to compare to others in its price range. Looking for the best I can get in that $500-700 range

Very good job on the review . I'd never heard of Maven before this . Doesn't matter ,I can't afford either of the optics in your review . LOL !!

Great video, but I found a Polish site that does tests on binoculars, Vortex UHD is made in Japan and has about 88% light transmission.

UHD's are made in Japan, its printed right on the outside of the eyecups. Great review, didn't even know you did stuff other than smoking/cooking so that's cool!

I appreciate your work on this review. I seen many more reviews on Vortex than Maven but comparing head to head was interesting. One question though. Are the Maven B Series Objective Lenses Apochromatic lenses? It says they use 3 elements in that set but it didn’t say “Apochromatic”. I know the objective lenses in both the Vortex HD and UHDs use them. The big difference being the UHDs now use Abbe-Koenig Prisms. It’s rare for me to find binoculars with both Abbe-Koenig and Apochromatic lenses in them. It’s much more rare to see them in 8x42 or 8x56. Vortex has the 8x42 with these features but neither company makes 8x56 low light Binos with both these features that I could see.

Try getting a pair of Kowa binoculars with fluorite glass in the $800-$1200 price range depending on sale. Way better than the Maven and Vortex and very close to the Swarovski.

Can you make a video on exactly how you rest/hold your Briskets? And for how long? Perhaps two or three different ways to test what the best holding method is. (Nobody ever shows exactly how they hold in their brisket videos. Just wrap vs. unwrap methods. Think this would be awesome to go Mad Scientist on!) Cheers! 🔥👍🏼🇺🇸

the thing i noticed with the mavens is its clear all around in the glass. vs vortex where you need to be centered for it to be clear and cloudy in the peripherals. i had the razor hd. biggest bitch about mavens is there is no lock on the adjusting ring.

What are your thoughts on the Razor UHD vs Razor HD? Is the difference really that noticeable?

Go with the vortex you won’t be disappointed. I’ve been using vortex for around five years now. Not only the vortex binoculars but their scopes also. Never had an issue with neither on moisture, glare and or fogging up. Vortex also comes with best warranty on the market from what I have read but never had to use. I had many conversations with their reps at hunting conventions. Good luck on your hunt. Come to West Texas and hunt Mule deer you won’t be disappointed......

Vortex for riflescopes, for binos no unless you just care about price and warranty. I love Vortex

Would do a review on your range finder? And maybe the rifle you use,and why you chose it?

Was it just me or did the Maven images shown look way worse? (Had to re-watch this to confirm) also I think a Head 2 Head comparison needs to include the same power and objective size…

Also, for your resolution test, that isn't an accurate/fair comparison unless you accounted for the difference in magnification. (i.e., moved further away with the Mavens)

This comparison just made me go for the Maven B5 18x56 instead of the Vortex Razor UHD. The Mavens were also cheaper. Other Binocular veteran testers commented the Mavens are closest to Swarovski at a more affordable price point. I prefer to invest in actual quality instead of marketing and dealer mark-ups. Looking forward to Swarovski SLC 15x56s and NL Pure 12x42s someday.

That was a good review! It reminded me of Tiborasorusrex videos. By the way if you see glass that is made in Shot Germany AKA Shot Glass its pretty good....its the best...everybody says so.

If you want to know about good optics ,you don't ask Hunters(I was a Guide) Ask a Bird watcher, They see the details not a Animal to score the size of the trophy..I started Bird watching and my Bino's changed. I know have the Swarowski EL models and Also have a pair of Leica's and your eyes will love them and not be strained. Love your BBQ lessons..

Best review I’ve seen on binos

Jeremy, a lot of stores (Bass Pro, etc.) will let you try different binos. Everyone’s vision and perception of quality is different. Also, there are two guys on KZfaq who review and compare stuff like this, I will find the channel and let you know what and who they are.

Well, you stepped deep into the intersection of marketing, physics and material science. Welcome. Keep hunting for the elusive objective criteria -- the holy grail. This is an EXCELLENT ultra low bs emissivity video.

Great work

My wife is an avid bird watcher. I may have to surprise her with a new pair of glasses. Maven for the win.

I Compared razor 12x50 maven 11x45 and Swarovski slc 10x42 all on tripods glassing out to 800 yards. Mavens and swaro Were on another level. Razors were compact for 12x50. The mavens were the biggest. Swaro should take notes from maven for focus knob and eye cups. Swaro glass if it is better it’s very minimal. Also maven does a demo program so you can try them out. There b series is all assembled and customizable in Wyoming. With the same warranty as vortex.

I thought the audio on the vortex's was better.

You need to back the Maven’s up compared to the Vortex, though, since they have a higher magnification. It’s not apples to apples otherwise.

I own two pair of Maven binoculars and their monocular. I did some research, not alot and am not an expert in any way. I chose Maven because of optics clarity and the fact it's the closest thing to an optical product made in the US than anything other than Trijicon.

I've been doing exactly what you're talking about for about a week now! We went on a small vacation last week to the border of Kentucky and Tennessee where the hill's are pretty big and spread out. After arriving there with all our bushcraft and camping gear it dawned on me that I completely forgot to bring the only pair of binoculars that we own in our household. They are a pair of Bushnell 7x35 420 ft. At 1000 yds. 140m. At 1000m. Field 8° and their about 35 years old! They was a Christmas present given to my father to help him see a little better when he would go to a Red's game or watch us when we played little league baseball. Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that their not some top of the line binoculars that you would want to take on a bear hunting trip in the Rockies. But that being said, I am pretty impressed on how decent they are for a older pair of enexpensive binoculars. So now that brings me to the point at hand. I'm looking for something that has powerful zoom capabilities but still keeps thing's sharp and clear. So in the last few days I've learned a lot about good glass and how you have to pick your poison. If you want good zoom you loose field of view. And the more powerful they are the more you have to be super steady with them or put them on a tripod. So I'm trying to find the best that brings thing's up close and are extremely clear that is totally fog proof and waterproof. So far after watching about 100 KZfaq videos I've narrowed it down to either the Vortex Viper 12×50 or the Athlon Cronus G2 15×56 UHD binoculars. I can't wait to see the world through some real glass!

My first binocs were hand-me-downs from my dad.

Snows bbq....i wanna try em so bad

Jeremy, the guys on “Backfire” KZfaq channel do a lot with this kind of stuff. You also must consider durability and product support as well.

But which one tastes better?

Love the enthusiasm on your new hobby! Really looking forward to more content around the hunts and smoke thereafter. But I would suggest a 2nd channel for this sort of content ✌🏼

It's time to do some wild game bbq ,and we can all learn from it. White tail?

Hi from Montreal, Not an hunter just a Guy who like to watch nature: just make a crazy move: I Bought from Maven the B1 675$ in special (900$)....... a big guess..... hope I will like them a lot!.. Eye Relief is 18.5mm what I need with Glasses and can operate at -13F with is important for me in Montreal...... Cheers.

Steve Rinella, of MeatEater, said looking through good binoculars you can see a bear, but looking through great binoculars you can see the hairs on the bear.

Go try out some American made Leopold Binoculars

So 10X means 10X, thanks for clearing that up for me.

Ha! The trump impression was unexpected but more entertaining than it should've been 😂

Snows bbq 🤙🤙🤙

Like most backcountry hunters will tell you, ounces equal pounds, pounds equal pain.

Nice, thanks.

What wood do you recommend when smoking your binoculars? 🤔

I thought these were smoker models when I first read the title lol Not for nothing but I feel like this is a bit off topic. You should start a hunting channel for more videos like this. I know I would still subscribe.

If a company has German or Japanese made components you'll know, because they will tell you.

Schot glass from the schot glass factory. ELD glass from Japan low dispersion glass is a better quality glass than a non eld from japan and Fl or flourite glass is another level of high quality. Schot glass carries a lot of clout as it some of the finest glass on the planet. Flourite or FL is used in very high quality products and eld glass is still terrific but it is a step down in quality.

Nice review. Your video shows the Maven having CA and serious clarity issues. What is missing? For my money, I went with a Athlon Midas 12x50 G2 UHD ($360) and could not be happier. For S&G I took them to a Sportmans Warehouse and compared them side-by-side with a bunch of more expensive glass. It matched the Vortex Razor HD (not UHD), Leupold BX-4, Leica Trinovid, all costing 2x-3x more than the Midas. The only ones that beat my Midas G2 were the Vortex Razor UHD, the Swaro NL Pure, Leupold BX-5 and the Leica Geovid, all priced 4x-8x the price of the Midas. Even then the differences were minimal. The only test I did not have a chance to do was low light. Edge-to-edge clarity lack of CA and overall image quality of the Midas G2 is great. The only complaint is the cheap bag they provide for such a high quality optic. Their warranty is a as solid as Vortex.

I this was barbecue video

Spending 1400 on vortexes is ludicrous. If money is an issue get Nikon HD. If you can swing 1800 get a pair of used Swaro EL's.

From the footage at 27:35 look Vortex a lot sharper, Maven showed afterward have a lot more chromatic aberration (rainbows) but compensates with extra magnification, unless Maven was not properly focused.

Mavens look like shit compared to the Razors, that last shot showed massive CA all over the Maven shot.

Don't buy these through Amazon, b/c they take a huge cut.

Ok, now make a video where you cook ribs with binoculars.

That took like 5 seconds. Vortex made in Japan. You don’t try very hard. But $1100 - 1500 for Binos is ridiculous.

Where’s the brisket ? Wtf just happened here?

That trump comment 🔥🔥🔥

LoL, these are both out of my price range.... 8(

What kind of prism? My hearing is not that great. Thanks nice video. Oh what is that gadget that you have to attach your phone to the binocular? Nice Trump impersonation.

Vortex is worst brand in my point of view , lenses are not clear and transmission of light is very low

you have a lot to learn about optics, stick to BBQ.

both are crap glass.