Finally an honest review with no fanboy bias, good job!

I just got mine LEUPOLD BX-2 Alpine HD and I love it. Super clear image

Good review. I just received the Leupolds. Looking forward to trying them out. First set of nice, to me, binoculars.

Great review! Both are great binocs! I went with the 12x52 alpine HD’s and I LOVE them.

Thanks for all the great information. I really enjoyed watching it and learned a ton!

Thanks for the in depth review a lot of questions answered!!

Absolutely perfect review and exactly what I was looking for.. I also watched the comparison video that used the crossfire instead of the diamondbacks and was disappointed. I’m a deer hunter who needs something that gives me a good low light capability. Was really hoping the Vortex was the winner, but unless one is on sale, I will be buying the leupold

Nice review! I think eye relief and fov can be mentioned but again people can read all of this. I like that you pointed out the colour pallet of each bino and a focus ring. Some don't realise how it important a good focuser is until the struggle to get accurate focus quickly. I returned many binoculars because of play and lack of that snap in focus .

Thx for review. After trying several pairs in the store, I decided that ease of focus was really important to me. As you said the Vortex Diamondback is very easy to get focused compared to other brands.

Thx just went out and got the Diamondback HD / Really appreciate your review thank you

Thanks for this comparison. They're both on sale right now for Black Friday but there aren't any good comparisons.

Thanks for making this, the info was very helpful!

Such a great comparison thank you. For me I'll be getting the leupolds, for low light. You can't shoot what you can't see.

Love it! Thanks for the info!

Vortex. I recommend for daylight: 15x56 Diamondback Binos 8x36 Solo rt monocular. Great combo optics..monocular for spotting, Binos for close detail. Price for both: €575-£479-$651 approx.

I appreciate your review!

You talked about smoothness of the focus ring a lot and I agree with you that this is very important to how easy it is to use a pair of binoculars. How about quickness of focus? I've had binoculars where it's smooth enough, but I feel like I have to turn the focus ring an awfully long way to get from close focus to, say, a focus about 75' away, whereas other binoculars had a much shorter travel distance and time on the focus ring to accomplish the same thing. This made a big difference in my enjoyment of the binoculars.

thanks, sounds like vortex warranty is great, but, it sounds like in cold weather leupold wins, and low light also wins, most game animals move at last hour of light and first hour of light, but it is tough choice. think I'm leaning towards leupold. thank you

I thought the same thing when I watched them compare the crossfires to the Alpines! Great review, maybe you should do more???

I bought the BX-4 pro guides. Great binoculars (10x42) for hunting in open country.

I wonder if the new alpine hd would be sharper than the older model that you used for the comparison? Or if the new alpines have an improved focus wheel?

for 250 i just got some endeavor II's- amazing optical performance 8x32 in a small and light weight package

On the Vortex Diamondback do you get white fog on the bottom of the lens when the sun is in front of you or above you?

Anyone know if there is a difference between the Original BX-2 Alpine and the BX-2 Alpine HD? I had the original and I didn’t like the amount of chromatic aberration I was seeing on edges of everything including water. The Leupolds definitely have a more “real” depth and the color favors toward a yellow but the CO was a deal breaker and I returned them.

Sold. Just ordered the BX4👍🏻

Leupold bx-2 HD vs Vortex diamondback HD, could you tell me if now with leupold New lens HD the diference is enought to choose one better than the other? Sorry for my poor english, greetings from Spain. Thx a lot if you can help me!

could it be possible that you bought a used pair that someone ditched because of a manufacturing flaw?

Excellent product, excellent customer service.

Thanks for the review. I recently bought a pair of the Leupold BX-1 McKenzie HD 12x50 and do not care for the binocular harness. This is an important feature when carrying a binocular in the field all day and the need to quickly access the binoculars. You mentioned you liked the Leupold strap. Can you prepare a video on the comparisons of the various harnesses that are available and your favorite?

I just compared both in the store & both are really sharp and clear, I felt the luepold took a little more to fine tune them to my eyes and I dont know if it was more 3d but the luepold seemed more like there was more dimension on the focus object. And the diamondback just kinda seemed flatter but it seemed like the colors were little brighter but I ended up going with the bx-2.

Please help, What’s better to look at planets and stars at night ? Carson bak4 10x50 vs vortex diamondbacks 10x50 or Leopoldo 10x50?

that lens flare is a big deal...I have swarovski 10x25's for daily use (best $1k I EVER spent) and swaro 10x30's for field (outside of my spotter which is another discussion) but lens flare is an issue for me. Leupold is a combat optics company and that would be an issue as well in a combat situation. Lens flare is something that annoys me in both my eyewear/optics and Leupold eyewear/optics has none. Other than that, your review is unbiased and spot on.. it's really fit and finish prob better on the Vortex.

Great review although I was disappointed we didn't get an "alright alright" at the end cause you sound exactly like Matthew McConaughey😅

Really good THANKS!!!!!!!

Thank you!

Much appreciated!

The main advantage of HD is the chromatic aberration is greatly reduced, as well as sharpness. I’m sure both pair are great, but this comparison was not quite Apples to Apples.

Explain what Flair is ?? not heard of that in Binoculars i know what CA is

The BX-2 Alpine is one and a half times the price as the Vortex Diamondback ($600 vs $400) here in NZ, the BX-1 McKenzie is the more direct comparison

Not a fair comparison as the newer BX-2 HD are quite a bit step up from the standard BX-2. Both are good but if you would of compared the BX-2 HD then there would of been a clear winner even though I'm a Vortex guy living in WI.

Where did you find them used?

I checked the crossfire hd and diamondback hd...the diamondbacks are far better in clarity. The construction also seemed better on the diamondbacks hd...I bought the diamondbacks, which were on sale for under 200

You could probably repair the focus ring issue with lube

I love my Vortex

Which one is better Leupold BX-2 Alpine HD 10x52 mm (181178) or Vortex Diamondback HD 10x50? Today both price are same

What about those vs Nikon M5 ?

Bud I thought your review in general was great but the chromatic abboration was definitely switched, think you got the pair you were holding wrong there. Otherwise perfect review on all points. Also HD in bino terms really mean very little there is no industry standard to measure density of glass, I have seen binos with 0 HD claims on them outperforming supposed HD at exactly the same price point.

How'd you get these for 150?

Sometimes you will get a bad pair unfortunately and I'm pretty positive that's what happened here I did almost guarantee if you were to get another pair of the same local binoculars and look through them side by side with the Diamondbacks they would be better little pool uses Superior glass

I can't do 10x42 it's shaky. 8x42 is my choice for hunting and birding.

I just sold my pair or Vortex Diamondback and the only reason is that where I hunt in the colder Canadian climate they are NOT for proof and after 30 seconds on your eyes they fog up that said Leupold's Alpines are supposed to be fog proof 🤔

Warranty comparrison is important

Had both pair at the same time. I really wanted to like the leupolds but it felt like they were sucking my eyeballs out of my head. I also did a contrast test between the two and the Vortex won so I keep the vortex

I just made a review on these two Binoculars if anyone wants a second opinion or more information. Feel free to watch it on my channel.

Have owned several of both and the Leupold is by far better quality!

Your Basically Undecided , Now I'm UNDECIDED ! ! To Close to Call ? ? 🤔 🤔

My leupold cascades are better then my vortex diamondback hd. Clarity and focus are better to me. Also my cascades don't jitter as much as the vortex. Also like them better then the vipers which I'm really not a fan of.

"Kind of dodo"

Great review and comparison. My own glass snobbish eyes require at least $425 (when on sale or $499 regular price) Athlon Cronus binoculars. Just take home lunch to work for up to a month to save up for the difference. If I were forced to buy Vortex it would at least be a Razor. The minimum Leupold binoculars for me would be the BX5 Santiam for around $650-ish when shopping smart. If I were on a really tight budget I'd buy 10 of the best customer rated Amazon binoculars all under $100 each and return 8 or 9 of them after comparing them all side by side instead of spending $250 on either of these Vortex Diamondback HD or Leupold BX2 binoculars since I'm positive one or two of the 10 from Amazon are going to be clearer and have a wider FOV than either of these and once I find the best ones I'd buy a spare or 2 that's the lifetime warranty right there. A buddy bought a bunch of sub $50 Amazon binoculars and kept the best and returned the rest then bought extras for spares and gifts. He insist Vortex charges at least 5x the amount they should for their Chinese made optics. I haven't seen what exactly he compared the sub $50 Amazon binoculars with (NAME BRAND). I think sub $100 from Amazon is a better range to choose from.

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