We used Redlich for binoc repairs (the old style B&L Custom Compacts, among others) years ago, I second Rick's recommendation - excellent service! I bought my first scope from Mr Redlich way back in 1993 when he had his shop in Falls Church, VA.
Frank Boyle
Rohrersville, MD
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On Apr 2, 2013, at 1:26 PM, Rick Borchelt <rborchelt...> wrote:
> Ben, I've always had excellent service and good pricing from Redlich Optics in NC. I sent in one pair of Swarovski bins that had been nearly destroyed in a sandstorm that gritted up the focus and interpupillary mechanisms; they returned it in tip-top shape. I even sent them most recently my first pair of birding bins, circa 1963 when I was all of 7, a Sans & Streiffe that had clearly seen better days. Got it back in beautiful shape for a 50-year-old pair of glasses that saw me through my teenage ornithology years!
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> On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 1:21 PM, Carol and Joe McDaniel <mcdanieljandc...> wrote:
>> I have some old Trinovids that needed replacement eyepiece lenses. Got them from Leica (Leitz) with no problems. This was about 15 years ago, but I suspect the service is still excellent.
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>> I currently have some Nikon Monarchs that I just got completely replaced with new ones for $23 even though my bins were way out-of-warranty! The collimation was out-of-whack and I sent them in for repair (which would have been $35, max). They determined that the repair was not a reliable fix and offered to replace my bins with new ones!!!! While the replacement took about 3 months (apparently, it took that long for the Japanese factory to make some new ones -- that model is no longer being regularly manufactured). I just got them back yesterday and they are perfect! The old adage that one gets what one pays for is certainly true of good bins. Not only are they more reliable and better optically (generally), the service is incredible.
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>> Joe McDaniel
>> Garrett County
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>> ps: we still have common redpolls (and snow -- they seem to go together).
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