B&H is great. They were selling the older monarchs for USD120 last year - a
steal compared to aus pricing, even with postage. For more expensive items
customs will want 10% GST + about $50 handling charge; it's best to check with
them what the cutoff price is, from memory it's around $500.
Stewart
On 25/08/2010, at 12:54, Peter Shute <> wrote:
> I've recently bought a pair of Nikon Monarch III 8x42's. The labelling of the
> various Monarch series seems to vary a bit, so it's likely that they're
> actually the same ones you mention, unless they still have old stock. The III
> series is a current model, as is the X series.
>
> My previous pair were Bushnell 8x42 porros, which I liked but found the
> focusing very stiff, as is apparently normal for waterproof porros. I'm happy
> with the new ones, they seem as good although I miss the wider view of the
> Bushnells. They're certainly ok for the price. Not sure how they compare to
> the 10x42s.
>
> The big problem with the 10x56s (not x50 in the current series) is that the
> minimum focusing distance is 10m. The 8x42s are 2.5m, not sure about the
> 10x42s. I don't need them to focus as close as 2.5m, but I think I'd find 10m
> a bit restrictive at times.
>
> I bought mine online, from B&H in the US, who are selling the 10x42s for
> US$299. They arrived within a week, from memory, and I could track the parcel
> location the whole way online. I'd prefer to buy locally, but you can't
> ignore a price difference that high. See:
> http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/671383-REG/Nikon_7295_Monarch_ATB_10x42_Binocular.html
>
> To be sure you aren't buying old stock, the III series has a big sticker on
> top of the right hand barrel saying that it has dielectric coatings, whatever
> they are.
>
> You should find a few discussions about them in the Nikon binoculars forum of
> birdforum. Here's a link to a slightly obsessive thread I started there about
> identifying the various Monarch series:
> http://www.birdforum.net/showpost.php?p=1840863&postcount=17
>
> For what it's worth, I never leave anything on the roof of the car, there's
> almost no chance I'll remember it's there.
>
> Peter Shute
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From:
>> On Behalf Of Bob Dawson
>> Sent: Wednesday, 25 August 2010 1:57 PM
>> To:
>> Subject: [Birding-Aus] Nikon Monarchs and don't put your
>> binos on the car roof!
>>
>> Hi all
>>
>>
>>
>> I am in the market for a new pair of binos having driven off
>> after stupidly leaving my Bushnells on the top of the car
>> while doing some spot lighting on a recent trip to Darwin.
>> Not a great loss as they were a 10 year old $200 pair on
>> their last legs and I was about to replace them anyway.
>> Still, not the way I wanted them to go out. I would have
>> preferred having them as a spare!
>>
>>
>>
>> I cannot justify the cost of one of the really top pairs
>> available so I was looking at the Nikon 10x42 Monarch DCF HP
>> WP which retail here for about $750 odd. I have a small 10x25
>> Nikon pair that I use for travelling and find them great. I
>> have looked at the archives and the Monarch seems to get a
>> pretty good rap from most people that have them but the
>> postings I have found are all over 3 years old.
>>
>>
>>
>> Are they still a good buy? Or is there another pair that
>> people think are as good or even better? Also, I would
>> actually prefer 10x50s, do people think there is much benefit
>> with the extra?
>>
>>
>>
>> Kind Regards
>>
>>
>>
>> Bob Dawson
>>
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