In Switzerland, we can get a very good mid-price type of binoculars under the TM (trade name) Falkenhorst. They are nitrogen filled and have a good quality record among my friends. I have tried for some time to figure out the origin of this line, but have not been successful, so far. Though some of the Opticron glasses come close. If some of you would care to look at the product and do their own comparing with what they know, here is the link.
www.weso.ch
It is only in French or in German. But you should have no problems. Just click (in the German version) Fernoptik and then go to Produktauswahl. You'll find the Falkenhorst binoculars with a photograph after passing some microscopes. The line I am interested in comes as "Falkenhorst nitrogen" 7x42 8x42(though it says 8x24 in the window) 10x42 12x50. I doubt that there is a manufacturer that makes these exclusively for this Swiss importing company. Thus the same line should be found under another name as well, but as I said, I have not figured it out yet.
www.weso.ch
It is only in French or in German. But you should have no problems. Just click (in the German version) Fernoptik and then go to Produktauswahl. You'll find the Falkenhorst binoculars with a photograph after passing some microscopes. The line I am interested in comes as "Falkenhorst nitrogen" 7x42 8x42(though it says 8x24 in the window) 10x42 12x50. I doubt that there is a manufacturer that makes these exclusively for this Swiss importing company. Thus the same line should be found under another name as well, but as I said, I have not figured it out yet.