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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mfunnell" data-source="post: 3315134" data-attributes="member: 134332">That is really the long way around, for sure!  Though I'm not entirely convinced they followed that path.  No doubt they were designed (or at least specified) in the UK and bought from a US retailer - but, judging by how quickly they arrived here in Oz, I suspect they might have been shipped from a Chinese fulfillment centre or even factory.  (That's a good thing, BTW, if true.  But I'm really just guessing and you probably know more about that than I do.  Whichever way around they came, they arrived much more quickly than B&H's 7-14 day estimate.)No matter how they arrived, I am enjoying the view.  This evening (after this "initial impressions" post) I used them to watch some kookaburras celebrating their sharing of a lizard, just on dusk and without leaving my balcony.  The magnification, 50mm objectives and large-ish exit pupil helped, I think.  Just the kind of thing I bought them for (though certainly no fun for the lizard).     ...MikeP.S. And thanks, Pete, for paying attention.  It's nice to know that some suppliers at least notice, and perhaps even feed our views into the mix. I hope my 1st-impressions write-up seemed fair but positive, because that's the way I think of these bins: a nice view, with some weaknesses but good value for money.</blockquote>