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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ceasar" data-source="post: 3246133" data-attributes="member: 26155">That is where Nikon made a big error.  Dropping their dealers; good dealers too, like Eagle Optics.  Even if you go through Camera Land they are special order.  Japan is a hierarchical culture and employees aren't going to give their bosses the grief that independent salesmen will in order to fix a problem.I never tried ordering optics from dealers directly and I probably won't.  That is what dealers are for and from what I can see as a retail customer, purchasing binoculars directly from dealers always costs less than purchasing them direct from the manufacturer.</blockquote>