Hi all, I just bought a pair of EDIIs through Amazon. Just curious if others have noticed some things i've noticed with this pair. I have owned a couple of pairs of ED1s and was very pleased and struck by the quality for the price. These don't give me the same feeling.
When looking into the objective end I see two distinct black lines, which I am assuming are the edges of the prisms. In the left side it runs from top left to bottom right.. just the opposite in the right barrel. The left barrel is impossible to miss, the right one more subtle.
More troubling to me is in the right barrel there are distinct specs of dust or some other debris, it looks like its dust on the prism but hard to tell. Some of it is noticeable at fist glance, with a flash light you can see a lot of dust and contamination.
The diopter lock is also very indistinct and kind of mushy compared to the ED1s which gave a distinct solid click.
I emailed Vanguard they didn't provide any insight.. just suggested returning them.
I may be being very picky and just looking to find things wrong...are these just things to expect from a $300 pair of binos? The dirt to me feels like shoddy/careless QC for a facility producing optics.
That all being said the view is really nice, and I have to really look hard to find any CA on bright white objects whereas the ED1s I couldn't not notice it. And granted you don't enjoy binos by looking through the objective!
Overall this pair makes me feel that Vanguards QC has taken a nose dive. There are other little things like clear plastic sticking out of the emblem on the focus wheel like the assembler didn't peel the protective wrap off before putting it together...very minor of course. Taken as whole these just feel like typical chinese made so-so stuff and not like the previous pairs i've had.
I believe I will return them just wanted to throw it out to other users and gauge how particular I am being.
Thanks for any comments!
When looking into the objective end I see two distinct black lines, which I am assuming are the edges of the prisms. In the left side it runs from top left to bottom right.. just the opposite in the right barrel. The left barrel is impossible to miss, the right one more subtle.
More troubling to me is in the right barrel there are distinct specs of dust or some other debris, it looks like its dust on the prism but hard to tell. Some of it is noticeable at fist glance, with a flash light you can see a lot of dust and contamination.
The diopter lock is also very indistinct and kind of mushy compared to the ED1s which gave a distinct solid click.
I emailed Vanguard they didn't provide any insight.. just suggested returning them.
I may be being very picky and just looking to find things wrong...are these just things to expect from a $300 pair of binos? The dirt to me feels like shoddy/careless QC for a facility producing optics.
That all being said the view is really nice, and I have to really look hard to find any CA on bright white objects whereas the ED1s I couldn't not notice it. And granted you don't enjoy binos by looking through the objective!
Overall this pair makes me feel that Vanguards QC has taken a nose dive. There are other little things like clear plastic sticking out of the emblem on the focus wheel like the assembler didn't peel the protective wrap off before putting it together...very minor of course. Taken as whole these just feel like typical chinese made so-so stuff and not like the previous pairs i've had.
I believe I will return them just wanted to throw it out to other users and gauge how particular I am being.
Thanks for any comments!