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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BruceH" data-source="post: 3219533" data-attributes="member: 106398">Dave ... First HighNorth got me looking for dirt specks with his Zeiss comments and now you got me looking for metal flaws!  Seriously, I did look mine over and compared it to the 10X42.  Other than the size difference, they looked the same and I did not see anything unusual on mine.  I am not sure of the exact spot you described, but I do understand what area you are talking about.  You might contact that nice lady at Nikon and find out what she has to say. The flaw could potentially hurt resale value a little should you eventually want to sell it.  As good as your Nikon is, you might find something new later that you like better.  For that much money, it ought to be right!</blockquote>