I agree that Bintel might be a good place to start. The Bintel in Melbourne
has a reasonable range and the staff are quite knowledgeable. It's also
located on a hill in the suburbs, so you have a reasonable chance of seeing
birds at various distances from their front door.
Peter Shute
wrote on :
> Rob,
>
> I'd also recommend trying out the binoculars and going to a
> specialist shop that has a good range. I bought a pair of 10
> x 42 Leicas, very nice binos. I'd suggest trying both 8 and
> 10 power binos it's a personal thing working out if you can
> hold 10x binos steadily enough, also check the weight
> differences, the Leicas and similar have a bit of weight to them.
> The Nikon monarchs are quite nice and a bargain as well,
> Also look at the Pentax roof prisms which are a nice bino. I
> tried them all out before I
> bought the Leicas. I'd suggest trying both 8-10 x42 and 8-10 x 32
> size, the 32mm size is very compact and in better binos it can be
> hard to tell the difference between them and their larger
> heavier 42mm cousins.
>
> I'd suggest going to Bintel in Glebe, they have great
> service and a good range in stock and knowledgeable staff who
> use the product. I prefer to support an operation like this
> as opposed to a place that just sells "boxes" with no
> knowledge of what's inside.
>
> regards,
>
> Chris Ross
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