Earlier E Series': Numbering, Production and Popularity
In contrast to the EII, previous versions of the E series were far more popular, and increasingly so as one goes back in time - when they were Nikon's premium binocular line
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A) Multi Coated E Series - from 1988 to 1998 (90k+ over 11 years)
- 8x30 from 400k: 400,174 - 448,643+ (48k+)
- 10x35 from 600k: 600,542 to 615,676+ (15k+)
- 7x35 from 200k: 200,347 to 217,591+ (17k+)
- 12x40 from 800k: 800,204 to 811,718+ (11k+)
B) Single Coated E Series - 1978 to 1987 (180k+ over 10 years)
- 8x30 from 880k: 880,276 to 936,734+ (56k+)
- 10x35 from 110k: 114,772 to 153,420+ (43k+)
- 7x35 from 770k: 770,100 to 818,427+ (48k+)
- 12x40 from 660k: 661,428 to 693,341+ (33k+)
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p.s. again the numbering is from my observations