I hjave just purchased my second pair of binos from AOE within one week. Last Friday The postie brought me my AOE 10x50HG binos, which also coincided with the arrival of my son from Perth who is over here to drive a submarine back to Fleet Base West in Rockingham. Well, he hadn't got a pair of binos with him and muggins here gave them to him
I contacted AOE Tuesday, and the second pair arrived yesterday. These binos are a mere $119 plus postage, and I cant fault them. Last night I took them outside, mounted them on my camera tripod, and there due south past the pollution of Brisbane was the last of the Southern Cross - Mimosa just about to disappear over the horizon. I focused on it and to my astonishment, there was a small cluster of stars just above it. very clear in a triangle with 3 stars different colours, in the middle. "That CANT be the jewell box can it??" But it was. Unbelieveable
So yes IMO the AOE binos are tops, and they are now being used by the Navy (well my son at least
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