Well, my Diascope 85 made it safely back to Eagle Optics, but when I spoke to the rep there, he said it looked as good to him as their other Diascope 85's. I don't see how that can be, but that was his assessment. I explained the problem I had and how the scope performed on a simple star test. He responded that star tests aren't valid on scopes with prisms, but if I wanted to do one, I would need to do it repeatedly over a month to account for atmospheric effects. To their credit, they were very nice and even paid for return shipping, so I certainly have no complaint with EO. But after my experience with the scope and then talking to them for awhile, it sucked all the enthusiasm for spotting scopes right out of me. The vacation I had planned around the scope was already shot, so I'm afraid I've given up. I've been a loyal Zeiss user for many years (3 pairs of Zeiss binoculars), but now I'm feeling a bit wary of their quality control. For now I'll just be sticking to the binoculars I have. Thanks to all who responded to my original thread. I appreciate the help.
Bruce
Bruce