I owned a pair of Bausch and Lombe but unfortunately left them on the car
roof one day and drove off!!! By then B & L's were no longer made so I
sought advice from Bintel and bought 10 x 42 Bushnell Excursion (cost
~$370). I would agree that Bushnell binos are very good, especially for the
price - the optics, that is. However, what really frustrates me is not
the focusing wheel but the ridiculous way the strap attached to the body via
a "lug" that locks into a "click-in" mechanism - not a very good description
but those who own Bushnell's will know what I mean. On my first pair, I
wore out 4 of these lugs within 6 months or so and had to get spares from
Bintel in Sydney. Then the plastic oval surrounding the clip-in mechanism
split and the 2 sections of the clip-in part fell out so I could no longer
attach the strap. Bintel replaced those binos but the new pair did exactly
the same thing, this time within 3 months. Currently they are held together
with gaffer tape. I wrote to Bushnell in the US but received no reply so I
was fairly unimpressed. I know 3 others who own Bushnells and all have
experienced exactly the same problem.
Currently I'm looking for a new brand - Nikon Monarch's perhaps - ie
something under $1000 (Swarovskis or Leicas will require a Lotto win). Any
other recommendations?
Cheers
Sue
Sue
On Sat, Mar 14, 2009 at 12:49 PM, Trevor Ford <>wrote:
> Somebody was asking about Bushnell binoculars recently:
>
> Bushnell binoculars, and their Bausch & Lomb predecessors, focus in a
> different direction to any other pair of binoculars I've ever owned or used
> - that is, the focusing wheel needs to be rotated in the opposite direction.
> It's quite a challenge to get used to, and also to get un-used to if you
> subsequently change to another make. But I've found their binoculars to be
> very good.
>
> As an aside, and agreeing that the service provided by Swarovski is
> excellent, I have also found the service given by Bushnell in the USA to be
> first-class.
>
> Cheers - Trevor.
>
> Trevor Ford
> www.birding-aus.org
> birding-aus.blogspot.com
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