Bill Atwood said:ISince they came out, I have managed to get my hands on a few pairs of the EORPCs (8x anyway). They are light weight and have a very close focusing ability. Optically they are not the equal of the best offerings from Nikon/Zeiss/Leica/Swaro, but I would not expect them to be at their price point. IMO they are near the knee of the cost/benefit curve for waterproof, phase and multi-coated, roof prism bins.
Curtis Croulet said:I would assume that you are correct, Arthur, that EORPC (rumored to be made by Vixen) use grease to compensate for a lack of precision in the focus mechanism. They're fine binos, but you give up something at that price level ($379).
Pinewood said:My dear Chris,
I do not know Vixen, not a music group(?)
Curtis Croulet said:My name is Curtis, not Chris.
FWIW, I put my EORPC 8x42 into the freezer in the hope of finding penguins , and the focus became unmoveable. OK, you guys with any of the high-end models, how would yours have performed?
Curtis Croulet said:The brochures for Leica Ultravid say the body casting is made of magnesium and the focus shaft is made of titanium. Maybe they use a special multi-viscosity lubricant, but the brochures don't say.