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Message: <blockquote data-quote="brocknroller" data-source="post: 1845486" data-attributes="member: 665">Last year (or was it 2008? help me out, people), the 8x32 SE was selling on Amazon for $725 during a dearth in which it was otherwise unavailable at other stores. But then they finally came back in stock at Adorama for $549 (they were $499 if you had back ordered), and then Amazon lowered its price to around $650, now they are out of stock at Amazon. Supply and demand rules (except in the energy sector where speculation rules prices, as we all know too well!). As far as "one would be hard pressed to see any difference between one manufactured in 1998 and one manufactured in 2008".... Well, I do have to press against the SE's eyecups pretty hard due to my deep-set eyes, however, I could easily see the difference in coatings between my 1998 501 8x32 SE and my 2002? 505 8x32 SE while comparing them side by side. Nikon upgraded the coatings on the latter day saint model. More vivid colors and increased contrast, but also more CA. I would imagine they also upgraded the coatings on the 2008 10x42 SE, with likely the same results. Brock</blockquote>