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Message: <blockquote data-quote="SteveTS" data-source="post: 3207085" data-attributes="member: 122022">The Sightron equivalent of the Kenko DH MS 8x32 is the Sightron SIII Magnesium 8x32, highly likely they are the same binocular, both are made in Japan.A glance at the warranties offered by the various brands would be a good place to start.The Zeiss Terra ED 8x32 is a $300 Chin bin and the Zeiss name does nothing to change that ; there are many reports of return and replace for defective units of the Zeiss Terra ED, on this forum and elsewhere, and that is the return for sub-contracting production.  Of your list - "Zeiss, Vanguard, Kenko, Sightron, Leupold, Nikon" - only Vanguard and Kenko manufacture without any subcontracting, although it should be said that Sightron are wholly owned by Kenko and all that production is in house.Vanguard are an owner manufacturer, Kenko are an OEM giant.Best wishes,</blockquote>