I bought some Pentax DCF ED 8×43 that I like although they can be near the $1000 limit. I bought mine in Sydney at Bintel and at the time they were very competitive with US online and there was instant gratification. I suspect the AUD will probably continue to fall while there is uncertainty in … Read more

And don’t forget that Customs include freight costs and any customs agents fees in that AUD 1000 figure. If you are over, Customs bases its fees on the landed price of the shipment, not just on the nett price of the shipment. I have learnt that to my cost. Cheers, Carl Clifford On 25/08/2010, at … Read more

The current import GST free cut-off is $1000. You may still get a note from customs directing you to their web site & instruction to complete multiple forms even though the cost (not including postage) is less than $1000. However if you email them instead with the invoice & the notice ID they will politely … Read more

Yes, Mike, Thanks for pointing this out – I did mean Grey Falcons. Elizabeth > —–Original Message—– > From: Mike Carter > To: Elizabeth Shaw > Cc: “Birding Aus” , “Paul Dodd” > Date: 24-08-2010 09:22 > Subject: Re: [Birding-Aus] Oodnadatta, Strezlecki & Birdsville Tracks > > Thanks for the message Elizabeth but when you … Read more

Steve Potter has correctly reminded me that I should have labelled the birds photographed at the Manngarre Walk in Kakadu NP as Rainbow Pittas rather than Hooded Pittas. I must have been thinking of the Hooded Pittas I saw around Sepilok in Borneo when I mislabelled them in my post. I have placed a photo … Read more