The current import GST free cut-off is $1000.
You may still get a note from customs directing you to their web site
& instruction to complete multiple forms even though the cost (not
including postage) is less than $1000.
However if you email them instead with the invoice & the notice ID
they will politely apologise for inconveniencing you for the delay. -
daunting bureaucracy but delightful to talk to was my experience -
your mileage may vary.
Chris Charles
0412 911 184
33deg 47'30"S
151deg10'09"E
On 25/08/2010, at 4:44 PM, Stewart Ford wrote:
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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