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Factory visit (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter jan van daalen
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Theo98
Eurasian Goldfinch
jan van daalen
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To rub it in a little more
, the trip to get there is as nice as the real thing.The airport of Prague is superb modern. From there you take a 10 minutes drive to the railway station. The old entrance hall is a ancient basilisk and a plaquette on the wall shows Woodrow Wilson in bronze with a text about democracy. I don't think Trump will ever join him.
Prague is like Rome. That would say enough.
Prerov is on the other side of the country and it will take a speedtrain trip of 3 hours to get there. Comfort and elegance like from the 60s will accompany you with unbelievable professional hostesses who will serve you free beverages all the way and if you like all kinds of food.
Looking outside to the snowy woods and fields you'll see wild pigs and dears by the dozens between the small villages and the farmhouses which show up occasionly.
Czech Republic is worth the visit:t:
Jan
jan van daalen
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Got word from Meopta, but they don't use dielectric coatings on their current line.
Jan
:t::t:
I wonder what % of their output is binoculars ? They have medical, scientific and military divisions.
QC issues. How can expensive binos (from most makes it seems) get through alleged stringent testing in the state reported bellow ? They are after all quite simple optical devices compared to something like this with numerous moving parts: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Canon_EF_200-400mm_cut.jpg
Quote from Allbinos 2016 review:
"That almost idyllic image is spoilt by the quality control – it seems the Czechs have to work on it much harder. When we glanced inside the binoculars and examined the prisms carefully we noticed strange damp patches on their edges. On the right prism there was a shiny object – a bigger speck of dust or even a glass or coating defect. If the Meopta is supposed to qualify as a top-of-the-range, premium instrument such a specimen shouldn’t have been sent to the shops at all."
http://www.allbinos.com/310-binoculars_review-Meopta_Meostar_B1_10x42_HD.html
QC issues. How can expensive binos (from most makes it seems) get through alleged stringent testing in the state reported bellow ? They are after all quite simple optical devices compared to something like this with numerous moving parts: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/93/Canon_EF_200-400mm_cut.jpg
Quote from Allbinos 2016 review:
"That almost idyllic image is spoilt by the quality control – it seems the Czechs have to work on it much harder. When we glanced inside the binoculars and examined the prisms carefully we noticed strange damp patches on their edges. On the right prism there was a shiny object – a bigger speck of dust or even a glass or coating defect. If the Meopta is supposed to qualify as a top-of-the-range, premium instrument such a specimen shouldn’t have been sent to the shops at all."
http://www.allbinos.com/310-binoculars_review-Meopta_Meostar_B1_10x42_HD.html
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jan van daalen
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Can't say I understand what the Canon lens has to do with Meopta, but Allbinos review will certainly reflect what they examined.
It's just hard to believe for someone who wittnessed Meopta's QC, but than again; I have no doubts on Allbinos review.
Jan
It is no excuse to know this happens to other premium products: fires in Ferraris and leaking oil seals and cylinder scoring in Porsches are examples. We have heard stories of tiny particles inside many brands of binoculars including all of the top brands although I have yet to see any in bins I have personally handled.
I have seen many production lines over the years and all them were planned and manned and controlled to prevent these kinds of things happening but happen they do. This doesn't mean it is acceptable but it does make it hard to understand how it happens.
Lee
I have seen many production lines over the years and all them were planned and manned and controlled to prevent these kinds of things happening but happen they do. This doesn't mean it is acceptable but it does make it hard to understand how it happens.
Lee
