Good review. I have the 12's and the 20's in the second Gen. Been game changers. Not sure these are worth the upgrade for me but excited to see what they do next with this tech.
These are incredible. I have the 2nd gen 16 powers and the innovation that Sig is coming out with always blows me away. Would love a pair of these in my arsenal
First pair I picked up “oh shit!” And every person I showed them to said the same thing. What you can catch with your eye because of the stabilization is incredible.
I want these so bad, hardest thing would be trying to decide which pair to get. Thanks for the new update info, Excited to see how the LE Utah elk hunt plays out.
It’s a company in Japan that makes the internal for Sig and other brands. The interesting fact is that the 14x and 16x both have the same field of view, which is not typical for binoculars but here is due to the prism used in the stabilizing system. the difference is the eye pupil which is smaller on the 16x. So one has to be more precise in aligning the eyes in front of the binoculars. The 16x is probably the best compromise, more magnification for exact same field of view (FOV).
Would you go out with only these as your only set of bino’s say in elk rut? Where you may be looking far out or up close in the trees when calling. Or would the field of view be too small for something like that?
Yea! During archery elk these are all I ran. Never felt a need to use the normal binos. I did on occasion bring the spotter when I knew I’d be looking over very large country and long distance. But once the rug ended and we started to have to glass for hours picking apart timber I switched back to normal binos with a tripod. Once there is a tripod mount for these I think these will be all I need.
I would say the 14s would be too tight if you’re in thick timber and can’t see much more than 50 yards. If you hunt more open fields they’d be fine. For out west they are money. They do make 12x42s in the 2nd gen that are still solid. But obviously not the pros. Might be a happy medium?
Any tripod mounts yet? Or can you attach a arca Swiss plate? Still like to throw my sig on the tripod to really pick apart a hill side Thanks in advance!
i have the gen 1 16x42 then got wowed by the gen 2 20x42. i guess some more wow in store plus swar's upcoming 14x 52 i will be swiping CC like a mad man.
Nice will they still work if the batts die? I was wondering on which size myself I am now leaning 16x50 but really need to look through a pair or two Thanks
I have one con to share because i have the 16x. is the auto time off which is set to 10 minutes. If you are not aware of this like i was at the beginning its highly annoying to turn them off then back on.
I did forget to mention that. It’s a bit startling when they turn off lol. But I’d rather them shut off when I forget to turn them off and stuff them in my harness. rather than them getting drained when I forget
@@way-up-west-outdoors 10 minutes is such a short amount of time especially you're glassing. I wish the auto stop feature was 30 minutes or an hour. Put a lithium battery in them and they'll last a year or 2.
I haven’t found the 10 min to be an issue. It’s become a habit to turn them on and off as I lower them from my face to reset them. Btw as I said in the video you’re not supposed to use lithium in the binos.
I have run canon image stabilized binos for years, they are great but not new tech. If they were image stabilized, had a LRF, and gave ballistic data in screen then that would be a game changer. Eliminate two extra items from pack.
Anyone else grind their teeth the second this video started and he took a slurp sip and clanked the ice? People eating or drinking mic’d up is never a good idea. Ffs
We have done work for them, shot content for them like I said in the video. They have sponsored one of our hunting films. But they did not pay for this review nor did they get any say in what I said.
Great review, Steve… I’m sold!🤘
Thank you 🙏
Good review. I have the 12's and the 20's in the second Gen. Been game changers. Not sure these are worth the upgrade for me but excited to see what they do next with this tech.
Thank you! I’m excited as well!
Good information! I just invested in the gen 2’s and am super excited for these to come in the mail just before the season starts!
@@dsrs1010 you won’t be disappointed, it’s what Jess runs!
These are incredible. I have the 2nd gen 16 powers and the innovation that Sig is coming out with always blows me away. Would love a pair of these in my arsenal
You’re not wrong! Incredible people doing awesome things!
You just wait to see what’s next 🫨
First pair I picked up “oh shit!”
And every person I showed them to said the same thing. What you can catch with your eye because of the stabilization is incredible.
Haha. Handed it to a cowboy on a horse to check out, he slowly said… well I’ll beeeee…. Haha that was a new one.
I want these so bad, hardest thing would be trying to decide which pair to get. Thanks for the new update info, Excited to see how the LE Utah elk hunt plays out.
For me I think I could narrow it down to 14 or 16. I like them both. Thanks for the watch!
It’s a company in Japan that makes the internal for Sig and other brands.
The interesting fact is that the 14x and 16x both have the same field of view, which is not typical for binoculars but here is due to the prism used in the stabilizing system. the difference is the eye pupil which is smaller on the 16x. So one has to be more precise in aligning the eyes in front of the binoculars. The 16x is probably the best compromise, more magnification for exact same field of view (FOV).
How is the FOV between the 14x50 and the 16x42's? Can you see noticeably wider FOV with the 14x50's?
I’m not sure, didn’t test that side by side. But if you look at the specs the apparent FOV is wider.
Would you go out with only these as your only set of bino’s say in elk rut? Where you may be looking far out or up close in the trees when calling. Or would the field of view be too small for something like that?
Yea! During archery elk these are all I ran. Never felt a need to use the normal binos. I did on occasion bring the spotter when I knew I’d be looking over very large country and long distance.
But once the rug ended and we started to have to glass for hours picking apart timber I switched back to normal binos with a tripod. Once there is a tripod mount for these I think these will be all I need.
@@way-up-west-outdoors awesome I run spotter and 10x42 looking replace the 10x42 with these
Side by side comparison with the 2nd gens would be great to see.
That’s a good idea 🤜🏼
Would the 14 by 50 glasses be to much for close range. I mainly bow hunt whitetail in the Midwest and go out west once a year
I would say the 14s would be too tight if you’re in thick timber and can’t see much more than 50 yards. If you hunt more open fields they’d be fine. For out west they are money.
They do make 12x42s in the 2nd gen that are still solid. But obviously not the pros. Might be a happy medium?
Any tripod mounts yet? Or can you attach a arca Swiss plate? Still like to throw my sig on the tripod to really pick apart a hill side
Thanks in advance!
@@tylermorine4222 they are working on the mounts for the PROs but they do have mounts for the 2nd gen
i have the gen 1 16x42 then got wowed by the gen 2 20x42. i guess some more wow in store plus swar's upcoming 14x 52 i will be swiping CC like a mad man.
Haha. More wow is a great way to put it. The gen 1s were cool. But Stone Age compared to the pros
Nice will they still work if the batts die? I was wondering on which size myself I am now leaning 16x50 but really need to look through a pair or two Thanks
Yup! You turn it to the off position and the. You just have a normal pair of binos lol
I have one con to share because i have the 16x. is the auto time off which is set to 10 minutes. If you are not aware of this like i was at the beginning its highly annoying to turn them off then back on.
I did forget to mention that.
It’s a bit startling when they turn off lol.
But I’d rather them shut off when I forget to turn them off and stuff them in my harness. rather than them getting drained when I forget
@@way-up-west-outdoors 10 minutes is such a short amount of time especially you're glassing. I wish the auto stop feature was 30 minutes or an hour. Put a lithium battery in them and they'll last a year or 2.
I haven’t found the 10 min to be an issue. It’s become a habit to turn them on and off as I lower them from my face to reset them.
Btw as I said in the video you’re not supposed to use lithium in the binos.
Do you know why they recommended alkaline batteries instead of lithium? Can you even use lithium?
The cold eats the lithium batteries, but yes, you can use them. I just double checked with my sources lol. Hope that helps!
Why go with these when the Cannon IS 15x50 are $400 less?
I’ve never looked through the canon ones to be honest.
These Sigs have double the image stabilization strength and a lifetime warranty.
If these were invented by our founding fathers the whole of North and South America would’ve been one supercountry. They’re that good.
They are significantly heavier than the HDX
Yup. But still lighter than the normal 15x binos.
@ oh no doubt
I have run canon image stabilized binos for years, they are great but not new tech.
If they were image stabilized, had a LRF, and gave ballistic data in screen then that would be a game changer. Eliminate two extra items from pack.
Anyone else grind their teeth the second this video started and he took a slurp sip and clanked the ice? People eating or drinking mic’d up is never a good idea. Ffs
Grinding your teeth is bad for your teeth.
Nope!
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Did it hurt your lady parts too?
Are you sponsored by Sig?
We have done work for them, shot content for them like I said in the video. They have sponsored one of our hunting films. But they did not pay for this review nor did they get any say in what I said.