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Message: <blockquote data-quote="denco@comcast.n" data-source="post: 3670794" data-attributes="member: 25300"><p>"There is no decline of quality." No you are talking BS. Sorry, but I have had a lot of Zeiss binoculars over the years and I personally have noticed a decline in Zeiss quality. That is what makes me question if they are even made in Germany. A country known for high quality products. What made this readily apparent was the Zeiss 8x25 Victory I just returned. I was very disappointed in the quality of it. In fact it looked like a $200.00 binocular instead of an $800.00 binocular. Very poor finish, cheap eye cups, machining was poor and even the case was sewed crooked. I had the Zeiss Victory 8x20 a few years ago and it was a much higher quality instrument befitting the Zeiss name. You can't tell me we don't get more complaints about Zeiss products lately than any other brand of binoculars especially alpha's. Doesn't that tell you something? It to me is a clear indicator Zeiss quality has suffered in the last year or two. Two totally defective Zeiss 8x42 SF's is not excusable like dries1 experienced and there has been many other problems even with Zeiss's best binoculars. I didn't edit my post either.</p></blockquote><p></p>