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eetundra · Friday 16th February 2007, 20:53

Can anyone tell me the country of origin for the BLs? They look quite like, and are priced like, the discontiunued Japanese EO Ranger, but they just as wee could come from where the SRT and Celestron Nobles do in China. Anyone?

ferryman · Tuesday 20th February 2007, 19:06

I've taken a good look at the BL 8x32 BR including the bins themselves, manuals and packaging. The country of manufacture doesn't appear anywhere as far as I can tell - all the documentation steers you to believing them to be of German manufacture, but without saying actually saying so.... perhaps they're made in the Far East, then shipped to Minox in Germany for distribution?

Great little bins, though - compact for the objective size, bright sharp image and reasonably priced too.

davem · Thursday 22nd February 2007, 16:44

Quote:

Originally Posted by ferryman

....perhaps they're made in the Far East, then shipped to Minox in Germany for distribution?

Keith,

got it in one! They go back to Germany for a final QA check and final boxing up / packaging etc before being sent off to distributors.

ATB,

Dave.

Geoff Brown · Thursday 22nd February 2007, 20:08

Why this obsession with where bins are made. As long as they do the job does it matter!

ferryman · Thursday 22nd February 2007, 20:52

Quote:

Originally Posted by Geoff Brown

Why this obsession with where bins are made. As long as they do the job does it matter!

Geoff,
I don't disagree - I like them wherever they were made!

still, out of idle curiosity, Dave could you tell us anyway?

Friday 16th February 2007, 20:53	#1
eetundra Registered User Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Manitoba Posts: 198	Minox BLs, Japan or China? Can anyone tell me the country of origin for the BLs? They look quite like, and are priced like, the discontiunued Japanese EO Ranger, but they just as wee could come from where the SRT and Celestron Nobles do in China. Anyone?

Thursday 22nd February 2007, 20:08	#4
Geoff Brown Registered User Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Near Boston, Lincolnshire Posts: 828 My location	Why this obsession with where bins are made. As long as they do the job does it matter! __________________ Geoff Brown
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Tuesday 20th February 2007, 19:06	#2
ferryman Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: London, UK Posts: 13	I've taken a good look at the BL 8x32 BR including the bins themselves, manuals and packaging. The country of manufacture doesn't appear anywhere as far as I can tell - all the documentation steers you to believing them to be of German manufacture, but without saying actually saying so.... perhaps they're made in the Far East, then shipped to Minox in Germany for distribution? Great little bins, though - compact for the objective size, bright sharp image and reasonably priced too.

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