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Originally Posted by GravelBen

Where did you hear that? The warranty info on their website says nothing about it: Warranty Information

I don't think they have an NZ agent/distributor any more as they sell direct, but thats something totally different. I guess a bit more hassle/cost if you have to send it back to them yourself though.

I have a pair of ED2s. Sent them to Digit for replacement eye caps, and clean up the mechanism after too many bush bashes. He told me that Zenray weren't interesting in supporting NZ market anymore.

I have Leupold Cascades. Good "entry level" and good enough for me. If I hunted the big country, I would check out the more upmarket models. It all depends on where and how you hunt.

I have a pair of bushnell H20 10x42s. Retail for $275 and do the job fine. Clear and robust. Not great in low light but what do you expect for the price.

The next step up the bushnell legend hds are fuckin mint for the money. We were watching goats at about 200 meters on dark and could still see them after dark when we could onky make the silhouette of the truck 30 meters away by eye

value for money ya cant beat the cascades.
I have sent mine away twice as i used to be a bit hard on gear and both times for a hundy fifty come back brand new
Ya cant beat that and not even bad optics for the loot!
I look after my zeiss rf binos quite a bit better mind you!

Originally Posted by andyanimal31

value for money ya cant beat the cascades.
I have sent mine away twice as i used to be a bit hard on gear and both times for a hundy fifty come back brand new
Ya cant beat that and not even bad optics for the loot!
I look after my zeiss rf binos quite a bit better mind you!

Whats value for money about paying $599 for a entry level pair of leupold binoculars?? Goes to show how effective leupold & bushnells marketing is . Trust me there are way better value optics out there.
http://www.birdwatching.com/optics/2...hart_2011.html

Where did you source yours rob?

Originally Posted by Cartman

Where did you source yours rob?

Yeah mate got them from here Kiwi Binoculars, Monoculars, Spotting Scopes, Telescopes and Tripods
They were really good to deal with.

Are those 8x30 steiners advertised in h&f any good?