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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Troubador" data-source="post: 3675029" data-attributes="member: 109211">Meopta has a huge optical components factory that dwarfs the Zeiss and Leica establishments in Wetzlar and its stuffed full of modern equipment and they make components and products for other brands. I am guessing they have got economies of scale that L & Z can only dream about. And wages in Czech Republic are significantly less than Germany. Finally Meopta can't round the price up because of the brand name. Quality-wise Meopta is up there with the best, specification-wise they have some work to do for nature observers, but hey, its the company's 85th Anniversary this year, so I wouldn't be surprised if they launch something new.Coming down from 15x to 12x to 10x you will definitely notice a reducing amount of focus snap as the depth of field increases with decreasing magnification. On the other hand your focusing fingers will experience a sigh of relief as they have less work to do re-focusing as the depth of field increases.Lee</blockquote>