I was told all of this by the guy who owns a major retail outlet in the South East. In effect there are only 4 significant binocular manufacturers in the world: Zeiss, Leica, Swarovski and this Japanese manufacturer. If you wanted to start a range of 'oldbaldman Optics' and were willing to order enough, then they would produce them for you! This could explain the similar build feel/look between several 'brands'. The super Bausch & Lomb Elites of a few years ago also came from the same place. Opticron/RSPB/Avians/Deltas etc are probably all produced in the same factory. The HG range is at the top of this Japanese manufacturers 'range'. As far as I am aware, Kamakura is the name (or something very similar) For example, the high end Nikon binos are designed/engineered by Nikon but manufactured for them bythis massive binocular manufacturer in Japan who make optics to a budget/design/quality specification.
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