Hello,
Learned a lot from this forum. Sorry my first post is a downer...
I just purchased a brand new pair of $2,000 8x32 binoculars. I'm just blown away by the view through these. Just amazing.
Unfortunately (?), I decided to inspect the insides with a flashlight, and there is a big piece of dust inside. Not a speck, more like a 2mm super thin white hair on the prism. When I shine a light, I can see the dust particle on the prism and two reflections of the dust particle on other internal surfaces.
I can exchange these. But should I, given that I am happy with the view and the mechanics? I don't want to hurt the retailer by setting ridiculously high standards. I don't have a way to do a rigorous test of the optics, so I don't know if the dust particle is impacting anything negatively or not.
Yes, you should. You are not "setting ridiculously high standards" to want dust free sealed bins (even $200 bins).
It is slightly reducing the contrast but more importantly in a brand new pair of "top bins" there shouldn't be a defect like this.
$2,000 8x32 binoculars? Which ones?
The other option is to send them back under the warranty.
Hi Kevin,
Sent you a PM. I didn't want to throw the brand under the bus.
Thank you for sharing your view. Appreciate it.