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Message: <blockquote data-quote="NDhunter" data-source="post: 1690204" data-attributes="member: 74573">Rick:Interesting your take on dielectric, I agree that a premium applied silverin a higher end optic would have an advantage over the "dielectric" appliedby some of the new, mostly chinese bins.Do you have knowledge of how 2nds, are used in todays binocular manufacturing?  With corners obviously being cut in the hurried processes that must be used today, a person wonders how quality control is performed.If you think how a modern binocular can be manufactured, packed in a nice box, with a decent case, shipped overseas, allowing a margin for all the parties involved, etc. it makes you think, doesn't it. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />For some of us, the difference is so obvious, when just picking up a quality Japanese, or European made product, compared to the others.For some here an interesting excercise is to take a flashlight and shine it down through the objectives and have a look at the insides,  you will certainly see what I mean.Quote by Brocknroller:  "Nothing satisfies like quality".Jerry</blockquote>