Kevin Purcell
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Read the Bushnell web site in amongst the marketing blurb I noticed something interesting:
http://www.bushnell.com/general/binoculars_excursion_24-3608.cfm?section=General Use
It's that last bit "lightweight composite chassis". I think this is the first non-metal open-bridge/open-hinge enclosure I've seen. The others (Bushnell Elite, Hawke Frontier ED, Promaster ELX ED, Swaro EL, ...) are all magnesium.
Tero: were the hinge components (the bits that connect the two barrels) made of metal? I would presume so and the barrels are probably plastic (like the Diamondback).
http://www.bushnell.com/general/binoculars_excursion_24-3608.cfm?section=General Use
Under 25 oz., and here to crush everything in its class. Not just wicked looking, our new Excursion EX has the magnum-powered brightness and clarity to blow the eyecups off any competitor in its price range. Fully multi-coated optics and high-performance Bak-4 prisms with a PC-3® phase coating stretch available light and produce viewing system is contained in a lightweight, double-bridge housing that's nitrogen-purged and fully sealed against all forms of moisture, then wrapped in rubber armor. Its sleek lines and balanced feel are enhanced by a rugged, yet lightweight composite chassis.
It's that last bit "lightweight composite chassis". I think this is the first non-metal open-bridge/open-hinge enclosure I've seen. The others (Bushnell Elite, Hawke Frontier ED, Promaster ELX ED, Swaro EL, ...) are all magnesium.
Tero: were the hinge components (the bits that connect the two barrels) made of metal? I would presume so and the barrels are probably plastic (like the Diamondback).