Keep the comments coming folks. Still undecided, guess I'll wait and see what the price gets to. Got a GS-680 tentavely ordered from Andrews (already in NZ but with wrong base) gotta wait till April tho.
Soligor is an optics co based in Germany more known for photographic lenses.
Seems there maybe competition from your side of the Tasman (a member here perhaps?)
http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/List...px?id=47750839