[0.245 lb] I bought a pair of viper vinos about 6 years ago and from the day of purchase I have longed to get a razor spotter! Well the day finally came about 4 months ago! I am blown away by this amazing instrument! The clarity is off the charts! I have used other high end brands like sworovski, Leopold, night force, and Leica and I have to say that for the price you can not beat vortex! Especially when it comes to the warranty! You have a life long customer in me from binos to spotters to rifle scopes and range finders! I will not but anything else!

[0.245 lb] I've used a Celestron Regal M2 80ED as my birding scope for several years. It was a good scope, and performed quite well at the lower end of the magnification range and under bright viewing conditions. I've had opportunities to use high-end scopes during some birding tours, and while some were impressive (Swarovski in particular), I was reluctant to spend that kind of money. I recently purchased a pair of Vortex Razor binoculars, and I've been really pleased with them. After reading tons of reviews of this scope, I decided to purchase it and I've been very happy that I did. In a side-by-side comparison with the Celestron, this scope is obviously brighter (which would be expected at 85mm vs 80mm), but it's the performance at 60X magnification that has really pleased me. I never felt like I could get the Celestron in really sharp focus at 60X, but that's not a problem with this Vortex Razor. I took it to a local turfgrass farm after a recent rainstorm to look for late shorebird migrants, and was able to get extremely clear views of birds hundreds of yards off the road in suboptimal light. Vortex also has the best warranty in the business. I strongly recommend this scope.

[Black] I had considered getting a telescope but wanted something that could use terrestrially and for digiscoping. A telescope might work but it would be too cumbersome and not as useful. I git the Vortex Razor HD so I could watch wildlife and be able to use it at night to look at the moon and planets. The sun's been setting too late at night lately for the latter but that'll change as the year wears on.


The optics are superb! The image is crystal clear even at long - in excess of 1/3 mile - and makes reading even small print possible. I was able to read a license plate in excess of a quarter mile. Not just the number but the state name as well. The only issue I had at that distance was atmospheric interference and that isn't the problem with the scope.



The neoprene cover that came with the scope is pretty useless to me. It wouldn't do much except protect the scope from possible dings and scratches. It has no handle so it doesn't provide much other functionality. I might think about a soft carrying case instead.


The controls all work smoothly and don't drift unexpectedly. The biggest issue I had was having the eyepiece out and turning it in with my eye still on it. I'm missing several eyebrow hairs from doing that.


I'm getting used to finding the subject at the 27x zoom then zooming in. The 60x zoom is significant! I'm still playing with the Celestron Star Finder scope I bought. It doesn't really fit this spotting scope but I fix it to to that. I now have a red dot scope to find a subject.


I'm looking forward to getting this scope out more and, using the t-mount and micro four thirds adapter for my camera, to shoot wildlife.


This has changed my viewing habits!

[0.245 lb] This scope is excellent quality. Fantastic zoom, ease of use and wide field of view. Having used Swarovski in the past for shorebird studies, I’d highly recommend the razor!

[Black] The clarity and distance you can get with these is amazing compared to several other brands I have used.

[Black] Excellent glass, easy to use, good eye relief. It is a bit heavy, but that is to be expected. Rugged and well built!

[0.245 lb] Over all this is a great scope, clarity is good... I gave a 9 because the focus adjustment knob is hard to get the right focus at longer distances. This is where the smaller fine tuning knob is needed.

[Black] I’m an avid birdwatcher and have been using an entry-level spotting scope for years, so I was definitely due for an upgrade. I shopped around and tried many different scopes before settling on the Razor. In my opinion, it is clearly the best value for the money among all spotting scopes I looked through. Is it on par with a Swarovski or a Leica? No, but it’s fairly close and roughly 1/3 of the price so I’m not complaining. There is no noticeable chromatic aberration (even at 60x), I enjoy edge-to-edge sharpness in the field of view and the build quality is excellent. It even came with a free tripod (head is lame but can be swapped out) and the amazing Vortex VIP warranty. This is my 3rd piece of Vortex optics and I’m going to keep using their gear. This scope is a winner in my book.

[Neoprene] going from a Nikon to a vortex is worlds apart! I am so pleased, expensive , yes, but worth it.

[Neoprene] Helped to find and bag my first Bull elk. Found and watched him at over a mile. One day before opening day. Banged him the next day.