Nikon are their own worst enemy. They lack tradition and continuity with their products. They'll introduce a line of products and then let them die a slow death by poor support and poor supply.
Not really and certainly not with their best binoculars!:eek!:
The Nikon LX series began about 2002 and continued through 2008 with the LXL series after which it continued under the name Premier as Nikon's 2nd Line when it was discontinued along with the EDG in March 2018. That totals 16 years!
The Nikon E2 Porro prism series still continues after almost 20 years and Nikon's even older Porro prism SE series lasted almost 20 years!:t:
Bob
Not to be contrary, but Kevin is entirely correct imho, Nikon indeed has suffered because of a fickle product policy.
Note the Swaro Habicht porro, comparable to the Nikon E and EII models, dates back to 1948. The Zeiss Jena Deltrintem lasted from the 1920s till the dissolution of that enterprise in the 1990s.
Binoculars change only gradually, as the engineering space is well mapped.
So 16 years with 3 name changes seems more frantic than deliberate.
Admittedly, neither Zeiss nor Leica either showed anything comparable to Swarovski's consistent model policy, so Nikon had good company.
Still, the EDG stands out as a top tier line, including some superbly built and technically innovative stabilized scopes, which was terminated before it had really built any substantial market following or presence.