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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mikfoz" data-source="post: 1389092" data-attributes="member: 72221">Heh! You caught me in flippant mood.I'm quite happy with my porro prism binoculars apart from their lamentable lack of waterproofing compared to the roof prism models. I know there are waterproof porros out there but everyone seems to have moved over to roof prisms. I even like the feel of the traditional shape binoculars!Yet all the present development seems to be into roof prisms.Maybe I'm getting it all wrong and don't know enough about binocular-building, but is it not still viable to throw some money at developing affordable, waterproof, full-size binoculars of a high standard that won't die horribly if dropped in a puddle? I've not got teeny tiny hands and I like the feel of a big, fat pair of bins in my hands!</blockquote>