Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/04/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Marc: I checked with the Pentax dealer. They have the top line Pentax binoculars and they seem reasonably priced. For example the birders choice 8x42 DCF WP is $658 CAD or about $440 USD. They also carry a more expensive marine binocular by Pentax model PCF at about $900 CAD. The dealer says they are not as good as the Fujinons in low light and the Fujinons are cheaper. He also said the Fujinons were better in low light than the best Zeiss, but the Zeiss is better in bright light than the Fujinon. If you want to buy a set of the Pentax binoculars, the store name is Reid Sweet and you can speak to Bruce at (902) 423-8381. They also carry the Zeiss binoculars which are about $1,300 CAD or about $866 USD. Regards, Robert At 11:08 AM 4/11/99 -0400, you wrote: >Robert > >If you like Fuzzinon, so be it: it's a big world, with a lot of space for >differing likes and dislikes. > >You won't see the top-of-the-line Pentax stuff in Halifax, as it's not >exported. There is a fellow in Japan who advertises from time to time in >S&T and claims to be able to get it for you, but I've never patronized him. > Two or three times, I've met folks who had lived in Japan and had bought >some of the better Pentax stuff over there and, yes, it IS competitive with >Zeiss and Leica. > >Marc > >msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 >Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir! > > > > >