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Originally Posted by masraum

Nikon make binoculars from pretty darn cheap to fairly expensive (but they don't touch Swarovski). It sounds like you got the cheap ones.

Yep, I prefer cheap when they get the job done. I simply have no use for Swarovski glass. Completely unnecessary expense for a pair of general purpose binos IMO and I could buy a used Porsche for what those things sell for. I don't break out in hives if I notice a bit of purple fringing from minor chromatic aberration from an otherwise decent quality achromat with excellent multicoatings and precise alignment. Life is too short to fret over such things and I'll leave the cork sniffage to others.