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    Which country has the best pricing on biniculars?

    agreed, hk has excellent pricing on alphas -- not leica though. gotta love the absence of import duties and gst/vat or sales/consumption taxes! the best pricing is from vendors who keep lean stock, so it would be good if you know what you want because there's not going to be a nice showroom...
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    OSTRICH SKIN Leicas???

    at the prices leica charges, real ostrich leather should have been no stretch. however, they probably didn't want to exclude those bins from important markets like california where ostrich skin is banned. so for now at least, perhaps california is a more important leica target than china...
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    Optics chops in China.

    hi fernando, as jinxin says, of the cities you mentioned, hk is the best place to buy optics. no import duty or vat. awhile back i called swaro hk to ask about authorized dealers, and one name they gave me, paul chau of good world photo, has been top notch. great service and pricing (cash is...
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