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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ceasar" data-source="post: 1343407" data-attributes="member: 26155">I think one of the reasons for it's high cost is because Nikon took pains to make the SE as good as it could be made.There was a recent popular thread here about the Celestron 8 x 32 Porro Prism.  It was being discontinued and the consensus (and I agreed) was that it was a remarkably good binocular being sold at a bargain price.  I took the time to examine it and compare it to my Nikon 8 x 30 EII and my Nikon 8 x 32 and 10 x 42 SE's. The quality of workmanship and finish put into the Nikon SE's is clearly much, much better, both on the exterior and in the interior, than the workmanship on the EII and the Celestron.  The quality of it's workmanship, especially in the interior is as clean and good, as far as I could see, as the quality of the work on the interior of my Leica 7 x 42 Trinovids.Nikon did not advertise the SE as a "Flag Ship" but they certainly treated it as one!:t:  First rate, all the way!Bob</blockquote>