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Message: <blockquote data-quote="KorHaan" data-source="post: 1115963" data-attributes="member: 49910">Hi Karl,No offence taken, of course; in fact I can follow your reasoning and I agree that sufficient force might cause severe impact damage similar to what I described. However, to get a Televid breaking in two it must have been a real monster blow, and I just can't believe that has happened knowing the cautious nature of my friend.The thread starter mentioned "a mild knock" so maybe it could be a cumulative effect; mild knocks are almost inevitable in normal birding situations, and over the years the last one could have been the proverbial straw that broke the donkey's back. ( Or was it a camel? ... Oh, never mind. )Just a guess.To be honest, I don't know what happened, but to my friend it was a bit more than a mild knock to learn that Leica's guarantee service was on the harsh side. I wonder what Swarovski would have said if this happened to one of their scopes? But then again, that's only speculation, because I've never read about Swarovski's breaking in half. It's happened to Leica's three times; I hope my contribution will be the last one on this thread, sincerely I do, wouldn't want to see more tales of woe.Take care of, and enjoy, your scope! Greetings, Ronald</blockquote>