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Message: <blockquote data-quote="spitfiretriple" data-source="post: 1781207" data-attributes="member: 78740">I bought three bins and a <a href="http://www.scopesnskies.com/prod/acuter/monocular/ranger7x32.html" target="_blank">monocular </a>from scopesnskies last year. <a href="http://www.scopesnskies.com/prod/9x27-compact-binoculars/water-proof/adler/waterproof-dlx.html" target="_blank">One of the bins, an "Adler 9x27"</a> was faulty - there was a nasty chip in the objective lens.  It wouldn't have got through any form of quality control, either at the factory in China or at the distributor, SNS.  But SNS replaced it quickly and without hassle.  I did (offer to and) pay the return postage, but then whilst I emailed to say it was faulty the day I received it, I left it a long time (months) before getting round to returning it.  The <a href="http://www.scopesnskies.com/prod/acuter/monocular/ranger7x32.html" target="_blank">monocular</a>, by the way, has exceptionally good super-close-focus.  I'd use it for butterflies, flowers and insects except that I now have a <a href="http://www.amazon.co.uk/Pentax-6-5x21-Close-Papilio-Binoculars/dp/B0007TSYCA" target="_blank">6.5x21 Pentax Papilio</a> that blows the monocular away. It also beats the larger-objective <a href="http://www.scopesnskies.com/prod/9x27-compact-binoculars/water-proof/adler/waterproof-dlx.html" target="_blank">Adler 9x27</a>.  I got it somehow for £49, RRP is £180 and Amazon knock it out for around £100.  I myself find the monocular harder to use than bins - it needs both hands on to focus, whereas a bin can be used one-handed.  And there's a reason every creature on this planet has two eyes not one: binocular vision is hugely superior to monocular vision.  I reckon the only man who should buy and use a mono is a one-eyed man.SNS have some good prices, and I got good service.  I'd buy from them again.</blockquote>

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