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<blockquote data-quote="PeterPS" data-source="post: 3382371" data-attributes="member: 124043"><p>I agree with Lee, the reviewer got a lemon (beaten-to-death review unit?). I have handled several examples of the SF, both in 10x42 and 8x42, and here is my experience:</p><p></p><p>"armour is thin and the strap lugs are plastic [magnesium actually], the eye cups quite flimsy"</p><p><span style="color: Magenta">Armor is thin but tactile and pleasant to touch. The eyecups are made of plastic but they work quite well and do the job.</span></p><p><span style="color: Magenta"></span></p><p>"More seriously, the armour on the test pair was loose in places, making scrunching noises when pressed."</p><p><span style="color: Magenta">I have never experienced that</span></p><p><span style="color: Magenta"></span></p><p>"there is all that dust in the left barrel."</p><p><span style="color: Magenta">There are a few dust particles, but that's true for most bins.</span></p><p>"loose eye cups"</p><p><span style="color: Magenta">Nope</span></p><p>"the uneven finish on the bridge"</p><p><span style="color: Magenta">What?</span></p><p><span style="color: Magenta"></span></p><p>"the loose and wobbly diopter knob"</p><p><span style="color: Magenta">IMO SF's knob is one of the best: easy to adjust, lockable, and visible all the time.</span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="PeterPS, post: 3382371, member: 124043"] I agree with Lee, the reviewer got a lemon (beaten-to-death review unit?). I have handled several examples of the SF, both in 10x42 and 8x42, and here is my experience: "armour is thin and the strap lugs are plastic [magnesium actually], the eye cups quite flimsy" [COLOR="Magenta"]Armor is thin but tactile and pleasant to touch. The eyecups are made of plastic but they work quite well and do the job. [/COLOR] "More seriously, the armour on the test pair was loose in places, making scrunching noises when pressed." [COLOR="Magenta"]I have never experienced that [/COLOR] "there is all that dust in the left barrel." [COLOR="Magenta"]There are a few dust particles, but that's true for most bins.[/COLOR] "loose eye cups" [COLOR="Magenta"]Nope[/COLOR] "the uneven finish on the bridge" [COLOR="Magenta"]What? [/COLOR] "the loose and wobbly diopter knob" [COLOR="Magenta"]IMO SF's knob is one of the best: easy to adjust, lockable, and visible all the time.[/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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