I have the Swift 20 x 80 and they appear to made in the same
manufacturing plant in Japan. I would guess they are all made by Swift,
i.e. Orion, Pro Optics.



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>Has anyone owned any of the larger binoculars from Meade, Celestron,
>Orion or even Pro Optics? Are there differences in quality between
>these.
>I've noticed that Pro Optics are considerably less expensive than the
>other three.
> I'm refering to the 14x70's, 20x80's and most importantly, the
>25x100's from Orion and Pro Optics? I'd suspect the Pro Optics are
>less
>coated than the fully multicoated optics from Orion. They also appear
>to be considerability lighter in weight. Is the $300 dollar difference
>
>between these two super giant binoculars worth the cost if the
>binoculars
>will be used more for terrestrial than Astronomical use?
>
> Ralph
>

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