Thread: Minox binos

Anyone using the Minox brand binos care to share their thoughts on them?
They've brought out a new 10x42 model and the older ones are coming down in price.

I have a pair of 10x42 BL Minox.

Think I paid $400 AUS at the time which was the cheapest price around by far.
I think they perform just as good if not slightly better than Cascades which I think is fantastic value for that price range.

If you want some good glass but don't want to spend $$$$ then get them!

I,ve got a pair of 10 x 43 HG minox's and i really like them big step up from the steiner safaris 8x30 i had before them.

Cameraland NY usually has the Minox cheap cheap and ex demo (ie in a cabinet at a show) heavily discounted

Originally Posted by Spanners

Cameraland NY usually has the Minox cheap cheap and ex demo (ie in a cabinet at a show) heavily discounted

some dick had a grizzle to minox,CNY say on their web page cannot ship to NZ,Doug may deal but have not tried Him out.If ANZ.au would post my CC to NZ what a sweet deal atm

Originally Posted by madjon_

some dick had a grizzle to minox,CNY say on their web page cannot ship to NZ,Doug may deal but have not tried Him out.If ANZ.au would post my CC to NZ what a sweet deal atm

A few of them won't ship to NZ

I got mine through B&H New York, looks like they have changed shipping policy as well now..
Mine were Minox 10x44 comfort bridge BL $399 + $45.46 AUS brand new

They didn't ship to NZ either so sent it to family in AUS

Very expensive to buy in directly in NZ

The older versions are going for $399 in NZ though.

Yeah i brought a pair from Hamills a while back for around 6 hundy & they ar'nt to bad, they have a bit of a sweet spot in the centre which affects their flatness of feild abit, but they are still nice to look through & I think are still quite good value under $600

On the down side

The supplied neck strap looked like "the ducks nuts" but wasn't even sewn on one side, so fell to bits (has been replaced though )
The supplied carry bag is very small, You can only comfortable fit the binos in with the eye cups all the way down & without any lens covers on
And finally even though Minox is a German company & they tell you that on all the paper work, There is no wording on the Bino's or paperwork telling you where they are made ( I read that they were German glass & assemble in Japan/US ) However on the boxes plastic wrapper was a tiny sticker saying
Made in PRC

I have the 10x52 BR model. Excellent glass and would buy another set in a heartbeat if something happened to these ones

I have the 10x43 HG model, really nice glass, easy on the eyes. Mine were assembled in japan but a couple months after the started assembling them in Germany. The APO model is another step up and are superb!!

I've got the 15x56 big eyes from cameralandny.Got them sent too Aussi works out better for GST.
I like them better than using a spotting scope.

Bigeyes as in 2x spotters beside each other?

No they are just binos. I've got a leica spotter but couldn't afford another to match it.