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The description reads, "nitrogen filled: no"; then further down it,states "nitrogen filled". Question is, What are they, purged w/ nitrogen or not? — 1 Answer

by EZRA2EYES, from MA, United States Asked on December 12, 2018

Name Vortex Diamondback 8x28 Binocular (4.5)
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Answered by Rockriver, member, from TX, United States, on August 01, 2019

On the box it says “Argon Purged.” From the Vortex website for the Diamondback line, “Argon gas purging prevents internal fogging over a wide range of temperatures.”

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