oetzi
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Traveller BGA Mg 6x32 now a bargain at € 185,-
I regularly browse my older articles to check whether the links are still working. With my 2013 review of several bins from Opticron I was in for a pleasant surprise. Opticron is now listed as a "new seller" with amazon germany. Offering the BGA Mg 6x32 - only this one - for € 185,-, delivery included.
Way back in 2013 it could be had for € 345,-, too dear for me. Nowadays its listed on Opticron´s website with GBP 229,-, which translates in € 270,-. So its quite a bargain at € 185,-, I ordered one and it arrived today.
Why did I buy it, besides the price? Well, I wanted a compact-ish bino without all the disadvantages of true compacts:
-fiddly to use
-too small eyepiece diameter
-too high the magnification
-too small the diameter of the lens and therefore
-too small the diameter of the exit pupil.
The Opticron Traveller BGA Mg 6x32 avoids all these pitfalls and is a quite decent bino in itself. Mine is working fine, it arrived within a week of placing the order, with all the accessories, warranty card etc.
Maybe Opticron has decided it worthwhile to sell directly or is moving old stock, I dont know. Of course I checked the adress given at amazon with Opticron´s website. Yes, they are selling direct to the german customer. I dont know whether they do this in other countries, too or restrict this offer to german customers only. Still, if you are in the market for such a binocular, its worth checking out.
https://www.outdoor-professionell.de/test-opticron-traveller-fernglas-bga-mg-6x32-8x32/
I regularly browse my older articles to check whether the links are still working. With my 2013 review of several bins from Opticron I was in for a pleasant surprise. Opticron is now listed as a "new seller" with amazon germany. Offering the BGA Mg 6x32 - only this one - for € 185,-, delivery included.
Way back in 2013 it could be had for € 345,-, too dear for me. Nowadays its listed on Opticron´s website with GBP 229,-, which translates in € 270,-. So its quite a bargain at € 185,-, I ordered one and it arrived today.
Why did I buy it, besides the price? Well, I wanted a compact-ish bino without all the disadvantages of true compacts:
-fiddly to use
-too small eyepiece diameter
-too high the magnification
-too small the diameter of the lens and therefore
-too small the diameter of the exit pupil.
The Opticron Traveller BGA Mg 6x32 avoids all these pitfalls and is a quite decent bino in itself. Mine is working fine, it arrived within a week of placing the order, with all the accessories, warranty card etc.
Maybe Opticron has decided it worthwhile to sell directly or is moving old stock, I dont know. Of course I checked the adress given at amazon with Opticron´s website. Yes, they are selling direct to the german customer. I dont know whether they do this in other countries, too or restrict this offer to german customers only. Still, if you are in the market for such a binocular, its worth checking out.
https://www.outdoor-professionell.de/test-opticron-traveller-fernglas-bga-mg-6x32-8x32/
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And thanks also for letting us know it took a week to arrive - it should have been within two days so we are checking what is going on with the courier company.
