Ghostinthemachine,
A lot of misinformation is spread by "what somebody told me."
There are some optics companies that sell whatever they buy cheaply. There are others that demand the manufacturer builds what they want. There are others that do the engineering in-house, and then have some other company build it. There are others that do the engineering in-house and the actual building in-house, whether with their parts or contracted parts.
Assuming that ALL companies that don't make everything in "their" factory sell sub-standard optics is really poor thinking.
