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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Troubador" data-source="post: 3547926" data-attributes="member: 109211">Hi PeteYour opinion about Nikon's efforts in the mid range is as valid as anyone's but if we asked on here for folks to say what is best in this price bracket you would probably get an answer that you could calculate with the following formula: number of members who reply X the number of brands on the market.It is unclear exactly why you are focussing on the mid range but lets consider what you might be saying.1 Nikon doesn't deserve respect unless it is the best in the mid range. Well this logic takes respect away from Zeiss and Leica as there are plenty of folks who will say Conquest and Trinovid are decent but they aren't the best in class. And equally you will find folks who point to Monarch HG and say 'beat that if you can'.2 Nikon doesn't deserve respect unless they are the best in all ranges and you are just choosing the mid-range as an example. This logic takes respect off Swarovski too since many will say that while their CL is very nice it is easily beaten in its class. And lets be realistic, Nikon is in so many niches in the bino market, can any company be best in all categories?3 Nikon has been the best in all categories in the past in binos and photo lenses and it has lost its way. Was Nikon ever best in all categories? Really? The SE and EII porros are revered still, and some will say EDG is the best of the best. So why pick on the middle range where some will say Monarch HG is about to upset both established brands and newcomers? And I don't believe for one moment that either Nikon or Canon have ever been best is every photo lens category at the same time.I am not a Nikon fan-boy but if I wanted to pick half a dozen mid-range binos to take on bino-binge trip then I would certainly want Nikon in there. Not because they are necessarily the best (try getting an agreement about what that is! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />) but because they are there or thereabouts.Lee</blockquote>

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