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Originally Posted by ausastronomer
Have you ever looked through a pair of Nikon SE's or Fujinon FMT-SX to actually see how much better they are than the cheaper binoculars, or are you merely making an assumption that the cheaper binos are fine because they do "a fair job" without really knowing what top quality binoculars are all about ?
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No I have never looked through one of them bad boys. It sounds like maybe I shouldn't either. I must admit that when I am using binos for star hopping, just to find something so then I can look at it 'properly' with the scope, the quality of the cheaper binos doesn't worry me (though I still want good coatings and baffling so I can actually
see what I'm looking for). But when I lay back in the recliner and use the binos for actual observing, then I wish I had a better quality pair with sharper stars across the FOV, less CA, more contrast etc.
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Originally Posted by ausastronomer
Steve, those Fujinon 8x42 BFL's you just sold are NOT actually made by Fujinon. They are made by a 3rd party Japanese manufacturer for Fujinon as a budget/entry level birding binocular. ...
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That's what the person who bought it told me too. Although I did not know about the inner workings of Fujinon, for $300 I never expected that they would be in the same league as the $1000+ models.