i went and hunted unit D-15 here in CA. it is a brutal unit and if you want a deer, you have to hunt your butt off..that means climbing away from people. that is what i did. and then it rained and turned the area into slop.
someway, somehow i killed my Leica 10x50 Ultravids. i got home and it looked like dragged a diamond across the front lens. after i wiped the tears from my eyes, i drove 2 hours to the shop i bought them from. (glad i shopped at a brick and mortar shop, not online). the shop manager cringed when he saw my binoculars. he tried to make me feel better by offering me kudos on actually putting them to use. i paid $25 dollars for the shipping insurance, muttered a prayer and he sent them to Germany. he said, "this could take a while" he also added that since he sells so much Leica, he is 50/50 on if i will get reamed on the cost of repair, or if it will be free.
in the meantime i pulled my old Pentax glass out and kept up with hunting. they SUCKED. in NM, i found zero deer. the dim glass sucked. low light was no light. i was hunting blind. thank goodness my brother had Vortex Razors and could point me to deer. hahah. AZ is coming up, and i was going to buy some Razors for myself as backup.
my phone JUST RANG!! my binoculars are back in walnut creek at the shop. fixed, cleaned, dolled up. (i hope and pray my bino stud is still installed) i am stoked!! saved me $1000 in the nick of time from buying the Razors!! timing is everything. shop manager said they are perfect again.
everyone questions Leica warranty..so far so good for me.
someway, somehow i killed my Leica 10x50 Ultravids. i got home and it looked like dragged a diamond across the front lens. after i wiped the tears from my eyes, i drove 2 hours to the shop i bought them from. (glad i shopped at a brick and mortar shop, not online). the shop manager cringed when he saw my binoculars. he tried to make me feel better by offering me kudos on actually putting them to use. i paid $25 dollars for the shipping insurance, muttered a prayer and he sent them to Germany. he said, "this could take a while" he also added that since he sells so much Leica, he is 50/50 on if i will get reamed on the cost of repair, or if it will be free.
in the meantime i pulled my old Pentax glass out and kept up with hunting. they SUCKED. in NM, i found zero deer. the dim glass sucked. low light was no light. i was hunting blind. thank goodness my brother had Vortex Razors and could point me to deer. hahah. AZ is coming up, and i was going to buy some Razors for myself as backup.
my phone JUST RANG!! my binoculars are back in walnut creek at the shop. fixed, cleaned, dolled up. (i hope and pray my bino stud is still installed) i am stoked!! saved me $1000 in the nick of time from buying the Razors!! timing is everything. shop manager said they are perfect again.
everyone questions Leica warranty..so far so good for me.
the technician didnt toss my tripod stud..thankfully. i imagined a German tech could compare that stud to drawing a mustache on the Mona Lisa.
