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    Kowa Genesis XD 8x33 or Kowa BD II 8x42 XD?

    I haven't bought a Chinese made bino in a while and I have no plan to do so for all the reasons you mention. But how come you claim, you have no Oberwerk when you declared the Oberwerk SE 8x32 your "go to trunk bino"? You even wrote a review of the Oberwek SE. I don't really get it. And if we...
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    Kowa Genesis XD 8x33 or Kowa BD II 8x42 XD?

    @Paultricounty Read again what I wrote. I didn't write: "Buy from China" I wrote: "I'd definitely still prefer to buy a Made in China bino from a reputable brand than an Svbony from an online shop with a less than stellar track record in customer satisfaction." So if I would buy a China glass...
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    Kowa Genesis XD 8x33 or Kowa BD II 8x42 XD?

    Genesis, no doubt. I got the BDII 6.5x32 and it's a nice little bino but it suffers from some spiking on bright light sources, the light transmission is not that great and it has a less than ideal distortion profile (basically it has almost the same amount of rolling ball and distortion as my...
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