Paul Hackett
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No offence mate, but do you guys ever get out birding? Or are you constantly on birdforum with a pair of binoculars sellotaped to your head?
Class Rob, absolute class!
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Opticron Service/Warranty (1 Viewer)
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Class Rob, absolute class!
Kevin Purcell
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Rob: Yes, I bird. I also care about optics.
This is the binocular subforum.
Neither of your posts contribute anything here.
This is the binocular subforum.
Neither of your posts contribute anything here.
Rob Laughton
Bird, bird, bird...
Neither do any of your rants. Goodnight zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZ
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canonman77
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I have just bought a pair of Opticron Discovery 10x42 & they are the best Binoculars I have ever had & I have had Leica, Nikon, Swarovski, Zeiss (so called top 4), Bresser, Viper, Minox, etc- etc. Im not saying the other Binos Ive mentioned are rubbish, quite the opposite, but some people think that because the Binos are expensive, then they must be better than the cheaper ones. Have you ever thought, that these companies have built up a reputation over the years & are now just churning out binoculars which are exactly the same as the cheaper alternatives & just putting their name on the side & charging ridiculous prices. My Opticron cost me under £100 & Im very happy with them. You see I pay my money for what I am looking for in a binocular, the build, the optics. NOT the name & how expensive they are.... The first post was to congratulate Opticron on there excellent service, so lets get back on the right road..
Northern Viking
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Get out of hier, as the Governator would say!!
If you don't like Bino-talk, "get out of hier"!!!
It is to dark after work at 62 degrees north anyway, to look for birds!!!
But in the summer..................B 24/7
If you don't like Bino-talk, "get out of hier"!!!
It is to dark after work at 62 degrees north anyway, to look for birds!!!
But in the summer..................B
24/7Kindof strikes me there's too much alcohol on this thread.
Have to say that anyone who's dealt with Opticron can only be impressed. They are just the most helpful people. I've got old 8x40 HR's which have been through the wars but still hold up optically against the Swarovski's of this world.
All that glitters is not gold.
Have to say that anyone who's dealt with Opticron can only be impressed. They are just the most helpful people. I've got old 8x40 HR's which have been through the wars but still hold up optically against the Swarovski's of this world.
All that glitters is not gold.
Clive A
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Sent my BGA Countryman off for repair on Wednesday last week,as they are my only bins I was without any and fearing the worst re return time. I need not have worried as I received them back today,3 working days later.Well done Opticron. Slightly worryingly though, the fault has been the same one that I had repaird a couple of years ago, excessively loose pop up eye cup (which eventually fell off) so I am hoping they last a little longer this time.
P H
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Opticron's service may be good :t: but when I bought my new binos with a 10 year warranty. I was shocked to see you only get the first 5 years free parts and labour :t: Then the other 5 years you get free parts but got to pay for labour :C Should take a look at Vortex VIP warranty :t: :t:
I´ve had occasion to use the after-sales/repair service of Nikon(UK), Swarovski and Opticron. All were first-class. Both Swaro and Nikon have sent me, free of charge, replacement lens-caps. Opticron distinguished themselves by repairing, free of charge, the focussing-wheel on an MM2 scope for which I had no sales receipt, and for which the year of purchase I couldn´t remember (but it was well past any labour-warranty).
No offence to you, Rob, but you go on a binocular-thread to take the p..s out of people for talking about binoculars?No offence mate, but do you guys ever get out birding? Or are you constantly on birdforum with a pair of binoculars sellotaped to your head?
What were you expecting, IBWO arguments? Allow us the luxury of our obsessions....BTW, I got a pair of Opticron DBA Oasis 8x21. They are my new fave compacts. 7.5 degree FOV, sharp up to the edge, crystal-clear and feel like a comfortable, small pair of 8x32 in the hand when "opened".
P H
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I was told you just send them back to the importers which I think is Marchwood. If talking about the Vortex.
Kevin Purcell
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There are reports here of returning them to the distributer in Europe.
There was an Italian here who had a problem recently.
Kevin Purcell
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The distributor will give you a new bin/scope ... so it's a local return (from the end user POV).
But hey make your choice. UK based resellars are easier to deal with. Then EU ones. Then the US ones.
The major problem with the latter (or any outside the EU) is making sure you don't get dinged for import duty on a set you send out for repair (you already paid) and then get returned and have to pay duty again.
