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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dwever" data-source="post: 3252130" data-attributes="member: 118803">Well, it didn't sell me a Swarovision, but it delayed my order on an SF from MidwayUSA (<a href="http://www.midwayusa.com/product/987660940/zeiss-victory-sf-binocular-42mm-roof-prism-rubber-armored-black?cm_vc=ProductFinding" target="_blank">http://www.midwayusa.com/product/987660940/zeiss-victory-sf-binocular-42mm-roof-prism-rubber-armored-black?cm_vc=ProductFinding</a>).I've had Zeiss 7x50 Marine's for some years now, and never had a problem even with the bino's living in the temperature extremes of a vehicle (the bought used law enforcement edition Steiner's I had previously tore up in two years).For a while now I have tried to buy new glass; first HT 8X42's and now the SF's, but all the "issues" posted have scared me off each time.  One guy on this forum even had a hinge snap on his new SF's apparently and is on his third pair due to warranty issues.  These issues stand in stark contrast to my experience with my own Zeiss and in contrast to the published reviews.Is all the carping here indigenous to this forum and I can go ahead and drop the $2,600 for this glass without fear; or are the new SF's actually buggy in their initial production as alleged by some users?</blockquote>