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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John Dracon" data-source="post: 3254380" data-attributes="member: 14799">Peterra - I believe the word "you" is being used rhetorically in your post, but I'll still respond. The genesis of this wrap the fingers around the barrel so called improvement began with Swarovski.  I call it "monkey see, monkey do."  Something similar to our baggy pants adolescents with their billed hats on backwards.  Nikon with their Edge tried the system but soon came back to their senses and now use conventional hinges.Millions of binoculars have been produced over the years.  I have never heard of a single one breaking at the hinge due to a four foot fall.  Have you?  There simply was not enough "beef" at the SF's hinge.  That or else Zeiss is using pot metal for their frame, which I seriously doubt.  What happened was a design flaw which speaks to the overall quality of the instrument. Or doesn't it?  Or it speaks to the quality of the metal in the frame.  Or doesn't it?  It is a shame that a binocular of such overall quality should get unfavorably publicity.  I looked through one, and it is superb.John</blockquote>