[brocknroller]

Originally Posted by joe101

No not only china , alot of Japanese companies manufacture all over asia . One example is Thailand alot of companies are there

Thanks for replying, I've read that Bausch & Lomb manufactures its contact lenses in Malaysia and that Canon makes some of their camera lenses there too. Apparently American an Japanese companies manufacture goods in Southeast Asia and Malaysia, or as the region is called here, the "Pacific Rim".

But I wonder how the are labeled? If they still read "Made in Japan" because they are assembled in Japan? Some countries play fast and loose with their "country of manufacture" rules.

If I'm going to pay extra for an item that's "Made in Japan" due to better QC and the yen/dollar thing, I want to make sure that its entirely made in Japan, not outsourced and then merely assembled there. Today, I suspect that few countries besides China can claim that their products are solely manufactured and assembled in one country.

But even that's changing. Some Chinese manufactured items are being assembled in the U.S. They call it "insourcing". Since the U.S. is the biggest market for Chinese goods, it saves transportation costs and energy costs since electricity is cheaper in the U.S.

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[elf.kerben]

Hiho,

since today i have a monarch 7 8x42, but the modell 2011, the new one 2012 ED-glasses isnt easy to get and it cost the double. I tested all Nikon-Glasses at a local nikon-repair center in Germany. And the new one will cost 599,00 euro MSRP, the old one had 439,00 Euro and i paid 290,00 Euro. It is manufacerd in China, but the glass is very well balanced and a good compromise for people who do not hunting and so on, its a good family glass to a good price and weight. It includes 10 Years garantie, and a free inspection, very good.

Its a mileage better than my old 8x30 from my grandpa (40 years old) . I also liked the Prostaff 8x42, also very good price and performance, but it a lot heavier and bulky, so i liked the monarch more, for compact and weight.

I choose Nikon, because i have all the DSLR equiment and a SLR F6, and if i go to check and clean, i can put my stuff on the table.

Thanks to the forum i saved a lot money, because of the new monarch 7 8x42 2012 ED, the pricedrop was to good to wait for the ED-Version to the double price. :)

Hope this helps someone, this was my first post. :)

[eitanaltman]

just wanted to post a link to this online review I found of the Monarch 7's:
http://www.opticsreviewer.com/nikon-monarch-7.html

and also a comparison of Monarch 7, Vortex Viper, and Bushnell Elite ED:
http://www.opticsreviewer.com/monarc...-elite-ed.html