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Message: <blockquote data-quote="spacepilot" data-source="post: 2007665" data-attributes="member: 76307">Tom, thanks for sharing your experience. It sounds like your first EDG was losing the diopter setting much faster than mine. It's also very interesting how you feel about the EDG II compared to the original. Could it be sample variance? One thing from my experience is that the EDG, at least the orignial, seems to be build at a looser tolerance than the Nikon SE. I've handled and compared four pairs of Nikon SEs, three 8x, and one 10x. All of them have essentially the same focus and IPD adjustment tension. If the four pairs are given to me with the objective barrels removed, I don't I can tell which is which just by the focuser and IPD tightness and smoothness. I've handled two pairs of 8x32 EDG I, and one has noticeably lighter IPD and focusing tension. Not by a lot, but immediately apparent when you have them side by side. But even the looser one, which is the one I chose, doesn't lose its IPD setting when I just hold it or walk around.I'm sorry to hear that you think the optics and ergonomics of the EDG II is inferior. The "pop" in the view is what makes the EDG the worthy successor of my SE. Maybe I could say in the note I'm sending with the bin:"If possible, please repair before replace." I doubt that could change the outcome. How long was the turn around time when you first sent you EDG in? Thanks.Ning</blockquote>