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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pratincol" data-source="post: 3317358" data-attributes="member: 65801">If anyone has a Wilkinsons shop near them it is well worth buying goods from them.They are mostly photographic suppliers but they also have a decent range of optical equipment.I always use them.I had two problems.First I bought a Manfratto tripod and one of the leg keys snapped a week after buying it.I took it back and they gave me a new one straightaway-no quibbles.A few years later I bought a pair Nikon bins.[Prostaff]Within a couple of days I noticed the focussing wheel wasn't right.They sent them back to Nikon and they came back a couple of weeks later-in perfect working condition.I have had them for two years since and they have been wonderful-a bargain too at £200.Lastly I bought a Nikon scope at £250 including the eyepiece and cover.At that price I thought they wouldn't be up to much.Au contraire: they have served me well for over three years now and do a great job.It is just as effective as my previous Optricon scope which cost over half as much again.You can also buy things off them on the internet.</blockquote>