Dennis has a short memory and forgets he has a significant post trail. You can check this thread for yourselves, but it it typical Dennis.
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=136290&highlight=denco@comcast+zen+7x36
Here are some copies from some of the dennis-isms from that thread:
Yes. You could buy two pairs of Zen Ray 8x43 ED for $720.00 then if something happens to one you have a spare. I am sorry I am just really impressed with the view of the Zen Rays. I don't think I would buy a non ED binocular when I see what nice images those ED lenses create. John get the 8x43 ED now and then get the mid-size Zen Rays when they come out. You can sell your Ultravid and buy them both and have money left over to go to Costa Rica on a birding trip. I will bet that unless you have the Ultravid HD's you will like the view of the Zen Rays better.
Dennis
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Eaxctly. The Nikon 8x32 SE's are just as if you walked up closer to what you want to look at. They are clear and bright with almost no distortion in any way. You really should try the Zen Ray 8x43 HD's though! They are alot like the Nikon 8x32 SE's except with a roof prism type of view. Almost as sharp too. You will be amazed.
Dennis
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That is exactly the way I am. I will put up with a few imperfections in binoculars if the view is there. That is exactly why I like Zen Rays 8x43 ED's!
Dennis
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My checking account balance will help me resist the $2500.00 alphas. I am excited that Zen Ray has come along an offered a really top quality binocular for a price I and other people can afford. At $360.00 you don't have to worry about them so much either like you do your $2K Swarovski EL. Another advantage.
Dennis
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Your experiences have little relevance to this thread. An older unsealed non-waterproof porro-prism develops fogging problems so you should buy alpha binoculars because of their higher quality does not make sense any more. The new Zen-Ray 8x43 ED is far from your first porro-prism. This is a binocular that is Argon sealed and is totally as fogproof and waterproof as the top alphas. It's build quality from my observations after having many different alphas is 99% as good as any alpha and I really don't feel it is going to fall apart in a year. Furthermore the optics are 99% as good as the very top Alphas costing five times as much and after comparing it side by side with my older alphas including my Leica 7x42 BN's and my Nikon 8x32 L-XL's it is easily way superior! I sold my Leica 7x42 BN's and my Nikon 8x32 L-XL's after observing with the Zen Ray for a week. I did not want to go BACK to the optics on the Leica or the Nikon. The Zen Ray is that superior. I observed under different lighting situations and in different situations and every time I much preferred the image of the Zen Ray. I am a very experienced observer. I know what I am seeing. Leica, Zeiss and Nikon should be very scared because if you are looking for value and if you don't have to have a big name hanging around your neck and you don't care about status but you care more what the view looks like when you look through the binoculars then you have some serious competition. When I started this thread I too did not believe these Chinese ED binoculars could ever come close to the big name binocular manufacturers. Well my experiences have been educational for me. The view through these Zen Rays is absolutely wonderful and the price performance ratio is astounding. Build quality, ergonomics, and balance are all very close to the alphas. They need some improvements especially in their accessories that is true but that is easy to do and you can rectify that your self for a small investment. Top quality optics are now available to the people who can't or don't want to spend $2000.00 and I think that is fantastic.
Dennis
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