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  1. Kevin Conville

    Nikon 7 / 8 x 42 EDG experiences sought

    Interesting about shortening the focal length. I'm now curious as to why that might be. I figured the std zoom would be a good performer down the middle. I'm hoping you have a chance to compare the 20-60 zoom against the 30-60.
  2. Kevin Conville

    Nikon 7 / 8 x 42 EDG experiences sought

    I think part of the problem was Nikon cast the die for low expectation by naming the successor to the Fieldscopes "Monarch" instead of say, Fieldscope II. Maybe that's why you, me, and probably many others haven't paid much attention to them along with Nikon's lack of promotion and explaining...
  3. Kevin Conville

    Nikon 7 / 8 x 42 EDG experiences sought

    That's part of what I meant. LX LXL LXHG Premier HG. Do I have that right? I can't recall exactly. I never knew what the differences were amongst them. SEs discontinued and EIIs pulled from the US market leaving a big void with porros. But more to the point is the way Nikon has handled their...
  4. Kevin Conville

    Nikon 7 / 8 x 42 EDG experiences sought

    And that's another thing. Nikon hasn't given their customers much incentive to want to pay similar prices to LSZ regardless of how they compare visually. Wondering? What was it asking? 8-P,... sorry
  5. Kevin Conville

    Nikon 7 / 8 x 42 EDG experiences sought

    Nikon are their own worst enemy. They lack tradition and continuity with their products. They'll introduce a line of products and then let them die a slow death by poor support and poor supply. For me that's a good thing. I have an MHG 8x42 and like it better than the EDGs. It's far lighter...
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