Two years ago I bought a pair of Minox BG 10 x 42 binoculars. These are waterproof, roof prism binoculars with a wide field of view (6.5 degrees at 1000m). They are actually bottom of the range, but I can throughly recommend them for beginners, and people like me who don’t want to spend too much on their optics. I might have gone for the next range up but as I was buying them from the US they came in at US$299 (plus postage) and so avoided import GST. There has been some debate as to whether binoculars in the US have warranties that will be honoured. Well, on a recent trip to Bali the left hand lug attaching the shoulder strap inexplicably broke (only soft straps used, no knocks, no rough handling). After enquiring at Optics4Birding where I bought them from, I was directed to Minox USA, then Minox Germany, and today I have learnt that Minox are going to replace the binoculars. So I can recommend this model, Minox binoculars’ customer care, and buying Minox optics from the US. — John Leonard =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================
Hi all, Just wanted to pass on that I had the same issue as John did with my Minox binoculars, and also had the same wonderful service in response! I was without them for a couple of months, but they sent back a replacement pair. Mine are probably the next model up from John’s, so I was very happy to get a working pair back at no cost to myself! Cheers, Chris On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 2:24 PM, John Leonard < calyptorhynchus@gmail.com>wrote: — Check out our site: http://www.bird-o.com Follow us on Facebook (Bird-O) and Twitter (@birdodotcom) =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================
Sorry, ‘binoculars FROM the US have warranties’. I assume there’s no difficulty within the US! On 12 August 2013 14:24, John Leonard < calyptorhynchus@gmail.com> wrote: — John Leonard Canberra Australia http://www.jleonard.net I want to be with the 9,999 other things. =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) http://birding-aus.org ===============================