As a rule, I don't buy anything with the West Marine brand unless I KNOW it's
an unaltered name brand product with the WM log on it. There aren't a lot of
those items.
Dennis C.
Touche' 35-1 #83
Mandeville, LA
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> From: Jim Watts <paradigmat...@gmail.com>
>To: 1 CnC List <cnc-list@cnc-list.com>
>Sent: Thursday, December 5, 2013 5:32 PM
>Subject: Re: Stus-List Binoculars
>
>
>
>I have the Nikon Ocean Pro 7X50 and they are very nice glasses. I took
>advantage of the warranty when a lens element came unglued, West replaced them
>because Nikon Canada wouldn't deal with them under US warranty. I also have a
>pair of Nikon Sportster 7X50 land glasses that are exceptionally clear and
>have been trouble-free for 20+ years. The Fujinons are nice, I have looked
>through them but never used them on board. I always liked the Steiner binos,
>very good optics, but if I was going to put serious coin into binos I would
>buy Leica.
>
>When I was working for West Marine, I of course bought their binoculars
>because they were ridiculously cheap for staff and had decent optics. After
>the third pair in two years fogged up internally I gave up and bought the
>Nikons. We had a lot of WM binoculars returned because they leaked, so I
>should have known better.
>
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