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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BruceH" data-source="post: 2405872" data-attributes="member: 106398">I appreciate the responses to my post.  It appears the answer to my first question is that Nikon EDG lens do not have repellent properties.  I found the light transmission post from Dennis interesting and my first thought was the same as Brock ...... Does the repellent coating have any material impact on light transmission?  The closest binocular to the EDG (lens flatteners) that I could think of is the Swarovski EL Swarovision.  According to the Allbinos.Com web site the Swarovski SV 10X42 transmission is 90.8% while the Nikon EDG 10X42 is 88.5%.  The Swarovski with the Swaroclean coating beats the Nikon, so that makes me think the impact of the coating on light transmission is not much.  My other question was how significant is the omission of a repellent coating from an alpha class binocular?  I see that as a subjective answer depending on the person's priorities.  The quality of the view is extremely important to most and I would think the lack of a repellent coating should not directly degrade from that.  In that case, the lack of the coating is no big deal when the view is all that matters.  However, a $2,000+ (US) binocular should have all the main features found in other alpha models, and that includes repellent coating.  I think I would feel that I was getting less than what I paid for if I bought the Nikon EDG at the normal selling price, when considering I could obtain a comparable view and repellent coating from the competition.  I not sure if the lack of the coating would stop me from buying the Nikon, but I know it would be a significant factor in my evaluation.How would the lack of repellent coating impact your decision to buy a Nikon EDG at their normal selling price?   If it would stop you from buying, how about after deducting the $500 promotion now taking place in the US?</blockquote>

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