Hi all.
Have long wondered, when I read the specs of many binocular reports that claim their product to be "shock proof", what that actually means. Is there a standard to substantiate the claim? ...
Dropped 4 feet to a carpeted hard wood floor? 6 feet to pavement? Shaken like a pair of castanets during a particularly aggressive fandango? Or just looked at menacingly?
Anyone have a clue, short of experimenting with your own beloved bins, exactly what one might expect to assume from this term?
Sorry. Which ones claim to be "shock proof?"
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Answered my own question. Eagle Optics Ranger SRT 8x42 claims its "Strong, shockproof chassis protects the optical elements on the bumpiest of rides." I looked at the descriptions on EO's website for Leica Ultravid, Nikon LXL, Swarovski EL and Zeiss FL, and none of those claim to be "shock proof." Hmm. No matter how rugged the EO Ranger SRT is, I find it very hard to believe that it's "shockproof."