Re: IOR and customer service
Here is some info about IOR from Wikipedia. Unless the guy who was worried about them being around 5 years from now bought a Zeiss (established in 1846), then the company longevity issue is nonsense and their customer service has been excellent of recent vintage.
IOR is the acronym for the name of Industry Optic Romania. It is a major optics company established in 1936 in Bucharest, Romania. I.O.R. produces military and civilian grade optics for export and domestic production. Famous for its own version of the Russian PSO-1 type scopes (LPS 4x6° TIP2), binoculars and other optics. Originally created by Malaxa-Carp, Optique De Le Vollois, and Bernard-Turnne, I.O.R. continued production under Soviet domination yet maintained links to famous Western European firms such as Carl Zeiss and Leica. These firms assisted I.O.R. in its modernization and expansion in the 1970's. I.O.R. is still in existence today and produces both military and civilian grade optics that are exported throughout the world. I.O.R. optics are currently imported into the US by Valdada Optics and are marketed as "IOR Valdada".
