Kevin Conville
yardbirder
Break out the torches and the pitchforks, there's a monster in the castle!
There's an alternative kids, buy an EDIII or another maker's 60mm scope at much greater cost and weight and size. I suppose the ED50 may not be as robust as some other scopes, that's not a reason to paint with such a broad brush. I seem to recall Kowa TSN and Leica 77 scopes breaking in two, occasionally and once upon a time, and they weren't plastic. We're up to a grand total of two citing a problem with these scopes. By my way of figuring, not an epidemic.
Other companies have, at times, also had missteps regarding warranty issues. I do agree it's a fool's errand for Nikon not to fully cover this repair however.
There's an alternative kids, buy an EDIII or another maker's 60mm scope at much greater cost and weight and size. I suppose the ED50 may not be as robust as some other scopes, that's not a reason to paint with such a broad brush. I seem to recall Kowa TSN and Leica 77 scopes breaking in two, occasionally and once upon a time, and they weren't plastic. We're up to a grand total of two citing a problem with these scopes. By my way of figuring, not an epidemic.
Other companies have, at times, also had missteps regarding warranty issues. I do agree it's a fool's errand for Nikon not to fully cover this repair however.
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