Celestron 72332 Nature DX ED 8x42 Outdoor and Birding Binoculars with Extra-Low Dispersion Objective Lenses, Fully Multi-Coated with BaK-4 Prisms, Rubber Armoured, Fog & Waterproof

Bought these through Amazon International, around £60 cheaper than in the U.K.Ok, you've probably all heard the story about the Scots and how much they love a bargain.They were bought as a Christmas gift for my daughter, was a little late in ordering them, panicking, will they be here on time, arrived on the 23rd, thank you Amazon.The look of joy on her face when she unwrapped her gift never fails to bring me happiness, even though she is now 29.Before you start using them read all the instructions I said, yes dad...It gets dark early here in Scotland, prepping Christmas dinner and opening gifts, so they were never really used that day.Next day she is up early looking at the birds in garden.Dad she says, are they meant to do this?One of the Twist Eye Caps wouldn't stay in place, in fact both of them seemed to be the same.I had spent hours researching binoculars before deciding on Celestron, the twist eye caps had been mentioned in a forum on the Nature DX as being a issue, however a review on the Nature DX ED indicated that this problem had been rectified.This is where begin to wonder, were these binoculars being sold through Amazon at this price, re-conditioned, only Amazon can answer this, I'm about to try and contact Celestron direct to get some answers. Wish me luck with that one.I find it hard to believe that they have got past quality control in this condition or have Celestron themselves in fact made the issue with the Twist-Up Eye Caps worse than they were with the Nature DX.Maybe someone out there can answer this?Other than that I have to say they are fantastic binoculars, better than my own which although 12 years old were almost double the price.