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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kevin Purcell" data-source="post: 1743616" data-attributes="member: 68323">Product link at Adorama. They're selling at $200 and claiming ED glass. <a href="http://www.adorama.com/PRO842.html" target="_blank">http://www.adorama.com/PRO842.html</a>I doubt anyone is going to add ED glass an omit PC (they they can select various combinations from most OEMs when they order). But it's worth a check. Adorama have a 30 day return policy (IIRC?).FWIW, When you quote another blog or product provide the URL so the rest of us can check it out (even if the link is part of a thread already linked). This is the internet ... linking is good.<a href="http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_496b0dfd0100espz.html" target="_blank">http://blog.sina.com.cn/s/blog_496b0dfd0100espz.html</a>From the CN thread<a href="http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/3502450/Main/3491097" target="_blank">http://www.cloudynights.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php/Cat/0/Number/3502450/Main/3491097</a>This is probably the same bin at Xi'an.<a href="http://www.aoi.com.cn/2319.htm" target="_blank">http://www.aoi.com.cn/2319.htm</a>RJM: The Center Diopter feature is an interesting one. It shows someone is pushing on mechanical design of the enclosure.By putting the diopter setting on the right barrel you need to allow that EP to move so the ER on that barrel will vary plus you have to make it waterproof (not a huge deal as it's one side of an IF bin). With center diopter setting it does make the mechanics at the enclosure more complicated (a clutch of some sort for the offset mechanism) but the eyepieces are easier to seal. After all all the top bin makers (Euro or Japanese) do it this way. They see some advantage to adding it: either ergonomic or just product differentiation.And it might serve as a "field mark" to identify this "second generation" open bridge Chinese enclosure amongst the different brandsOne thing it shows is a continued price evolution. If it's a decent bin that could be interesting (the others from Xi'an aren't bad -- the General Hi IT 8x30 IF porro is a very nice bin according to Holger Merlitz).There is a possibility that REI might carry these as the REI own brand bins appear to be Xi'an. If they were smart that is!</blockquote>

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