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  1. funsan

    New Nikon 8X42 HG

    Yes it could be sample variability. The leatherette on our E2s and older 7x35 Nikon porros is as good as new in the UK and we have the same experience with our MHG in Singapore. In the Uk we live in Bath which in a bowl of surrounding hills often feel damp. The average relative humidity...
  2. funsan

    New Nikon 8X42 HG

    We use MHG 10x to bird in Singapore 7 months of the year - hot and very humid - the leatherette is still pristine at 3 years old - I reckon that would be 20 years equivalent in the UK where we use E2s that as they aren't weather sealed won't work here in the tropics. Shoe soles and rubber goes...
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