E, I do not wish to get into any type of on going debate about this, however, if you ever have taken apart binoculars with a piano style hinge (The majority, not all) the middle of that hinge is empty plastic that serves no purpose beyond giving the owner a false warm and fuzzy feeling that it is a stroger design. The new Nikon EDG has an excellent hinge system that is solid and is also thicker that that of the Swarovski EL. Have no worries, it is solid and strong


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