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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Binastro" data-source="post: 3656575" data-attributes="member: 111403">What is not discussed is that some people are hard on optics and some not.This is in no way meant to be offensive.Some folks are hard on motor cars, and some very mechanically sympathetic.E.g. family members who blew up the engines of my Mini Cooper S and our Rover 2000.Or destroyed the tyres by kerbing.Of course high quality binoculars should work well and for many years. Sometimes they don't because of binocular faults.Another factor is how much use the binocular has and in what conditions.So comparisons have many variables.I had a 10x40 Zeiss Classic that had been so abused it was a write off. It was cheap, but actually worthless.</blockquote>