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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steve C" data-source="post: 1711963" data-attributes="member: 56622">For now I'd tend to think there is a bit of sour grapes involved.  I had heard there was a major player that passed on this binocular early in the game and could have cornered the market, much to their current chagrin, I would suppose.I would venture a guess, and that is all it is, that ZR probably has more clout with the OEM than anyone else.  Who did dielectric first?  ZR.  Who got the x36 format fist? ZR.  Who got the glare fixed faster than anyone thought was possible?  ZR.  Who got the focus adjustment changed?  ZR.  Who is coming out with the revamped Vista and ZRS binoculars?  ZR.</blockquote>