WJC
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Bino Thoughts #8
I keep seeing, on this and other forums, that people often worry about whether or not some instrument they have seen—or are planning to buy—is a “fake.”
Of course, there’s always a chance. But let’s add a drop of realism to the picture.
It costs a fortune to engineer and produce a $3,000 binocular.
It costs a fortune to engineer and produce a $200 binocular.
Which do you think is going to be a more financially sound effort?
The “vintage” (gag me with a spoon) binocular crowd, that looks for boogiemen behind every bush—and have no idea about just what it takes to produce an instrument ... great or garbage—might be easily swayed by some image they don’t recognize. But the shysters are out to make a buck and producing anything less that a really expensive binocular is counter-productive.
And too, they’re making a fortune selling their 180x60, day/night, auto-focus, military ZOOM binocular ... with ruby coatings, with a sea of ads to reel in the unwary on Eagle Bait and elsewhere. :cat:
Just a thought.
Bill
I keep seeing, on this and other forums, that people often worry about whether or not some instrument they have seen—or are planning to buy—is a “fake.”
Of course, there’s always a chance. But let’s add a drop of realism to the picture.
It costs a fortune to engineer and produce a $3,000 binocular.
It costs a fortune to engineer and produce a $200 binocular.
Which do you think is going to be a more financially sound effort?
The “vintage” (gag me with a spoon) binocular crowd, that looks for boogiemen behind every bush—and have no idea about just what it takes to produce an instrument ... great or garbage—might be easily swayed by some image they don’t recognize. But the shysters are out to make a buck and producing anything less that a really expensive binocular is counter-productive.
And too, they’re making a fortune selling their 180x60, day/night, auto-focus, military ZOOM binocular ... with ruby coatings, with a sea of ads to reel in the unwary on Eagle Bait and elsewhere. :cat:
Just a thought.
Bill
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