Patriot222
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As a binocular and optics nut, I picked up a 3.6 X 12 Zeiss Diadem of Ebay, simply because the price was right at $95. Upon arrival everything looked great...factory box, factory papers, yellow warranty card, cleaning cloth and neckstrap. The optics have nice blue-green coatings and appear to be typical high quality. I took a quick peak through them in the house and immediatly recognized that they had a problem. I took the bins outside and just as I suspected, there was a terrible double image. They're out of collimation by at least 1/3 of the FOV but possibly more. I've never seen a bin which was that far off before, including a child's $5 Bushnell from the drug store which I bought for my girlfriend's son, who's five year old. The bins look absolutely new in the box with no signs of damage. They were sold "as new" and I don't doubt the seller's claim. One thing that did throw me off was that print under the bridge stating "made in China" Are these really made in China? Did I purchase some sort of counterfeit? The view through the individual tubes are actually very good considering the tiny 12mm objectives. It's only when they're brought up to both eyes that they literally unusable.
I'll probably box them up and sent them back to the seller at this point. I'm just curious if anyone knows if the Diadem or any other Zeiss model is made in China.
Thanks in advance for any help![Smile :) :)](data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7)
I'll probably box them up and sent them back to the seller at this point. I'm just curious if anyone knows if the Diadem or any other Zeiss model is made in China.
Thanks in advance for any help
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