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Message: <blockquote data-quote="tenex" data-source="post: 3666433" data-attributes="member: 135233">I don't understand why manufacturers get cases so wrong so often, and you hit on the right answer there: simple is best.  Getting stuck with an oversized "case" you can also try to stuff the strap (and maybe lunch) into is nuts.  Just let the user decide what kind of bag (if any) to carry -- you don't have to please everyone, they can do that themselves.  Nearly all binos today are armored, so the standard case should just be a wrap that still carries by the bino strap, better yet if it can stuff in your pocket like the leather pouch on older Leicas.(By the way, maybe Zeiss just doesn't include warranty registration cards anymore.  In the USA they were never legally required to make a claim anyway, just proof of purchase.)</blockquote>