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Message: <blockquote data-quote="scampo" data-source="post: 212759" data-attributes="member: 3381">You seem very sure. Have you spoken to Nikon about this? My understanding is that the earlier model Fieldscopes (EDII and ED78) were said to be "showerproof" and were never guaranteed against immersion. In contrast, the two new models (EDIII and ED82) are guaranteed against immersion and water ingress, this being fully covered under the excellent Nikon warranty. As with all top scopes, both Nikons are sealed with "o" rings and purged with dry nitrogen. That said, I do think that the precautions you suggest are sensible for any scope, waterproof or not. The Nikon focusing mechanism is similar to that used by Swarovski, and that scope is, similarly, guaranteed waterproof. My Zeiss Diascope has a similar focusing mechanism to the Leica scope, and logic would seem to suggest that this mechanism is less likely to allow water ingress, but I have no doubts whatever about the waterproof qualities of my son's ED82, nor for that matter, the Swarovski we owned previously.</blockquote>