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    Nikon ED50, still fragile?

    I've wondered about the Opticron and Vortex. Are they any better?
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    Nikon ED50, still fragile?

    You'd think with all the hunters out there, it would have been done long ago. Maybe BF should put together an optics wish list for the market.
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    Nikon ED50, still fragile?

    I really agree with these sentiments about a higher quality 50mm. In a strange way, there's an argument to be made that this size should be beefier than normal, since it will get moved around more/packed/into backcountry etc..
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    Nikon ED50, still fragile?

    Alexis, interesting. I am going to send this thing back to Nikon one last time for a nitrogen purge - hopefully they can do that at the repair center. Then the epoxy is coming out. The irony is...it is a great little scope otherwise. I do wish though that Kowa would make their high end...
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    Nikon ED50, still fragile?

    Or, perhaps I'm cursed! I'm pretty careful too - through dozens of optics, this is the only one I've had this type of regular problem with.
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    Nikon ED50, still fragile?

    Yes, the ED50 is still fragile, ridiculously so. Maddening. I have had several. First copy would not focus clearly. Sent back to Nikon for repair. Returned, with great clarity, but a shuddery focus - as if the prism wasn't sliding smoothly. Returned for repair. After repair unit (that...
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