Hi all
A mate of mine (and myself potentially) are considering purchase of 8x42 BR Ultravids (or perhaps 8,5x42 Swaros, but the Ultravids do present a neater package for travel etc.).
There is a rumour of an issue regarding the Ultravid focus wheel - loosening or something like that, not sure exactly. It was mentioned by a well known and reputable retailer of birding optics in the UK during a casual phone enquiry. He said he has had quite a few returned with this fault... !
We contacted 3 other UK main birding optics retailers who would be likely to sell quite a few Ultravids. They have had no Ultravids returned with faults (one mentioned that IF something does go wrong, Leica can be quite slow in their service, unlike Swarovski.... but that is a separate issue).
Is it likely that the retailer who first mentioned the problem was just unlucky ? Is there a quality issue ? Anyone heard anything about this ??? (Ther retailer in question is very reputable and I did not think it was a try-on to sell an 8,5 EL...).
Any info appreciated asap.
thanks
A mate of mine (and myself potentially) are considering purchase of 8x42 BR Ultravids (or perhaps 8,5x42 Swaros, but the Ultravids do present a neater package for travel etc.).
There is a rumour of an issue regarding the Ultravid focus wheel - loosening or something like that, not sure exactly. It was mentioned by a well known and reputable retailer of birding optics in the UK during a casual phone enquiry. He said he has had quite a few returned with this fault... !
We contacted 3 other UK main birding optics retailers who would be likely to sell quite a few Ultravids. They have had no Ultravids returned with faults (one mentioned that IF something does go wrong, Leica can be quite slow in their service, unlike Swarovski.... but that is a separate issue).
Is it likely that the retailer who first mentioned the problem was just unlucky ? Is there a quality issue ? Anyone heard anything about this ??? (Ther retailer in question is very reputable and I did not think it was a try-on to sell an 8,5 EL...).
Any info appreciated asap.
thanks