Howdy VAbirders,
Many kind people responded to my RFI for binocular repair. The notes are
still coming in, but thought I'd post about it, since several people asked
me to share the results.
Nancy Shipman sent the only local optics repair suggestion, Strauss Photo
Technical Services in Washington, DC. She hasn't yet used them so can't
give an opinion on their service, but if you are interested, their website is:
www.iglobal.com/SPTS
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Many people recommended John Redlich, who used to be in Falls Church, but
has since relocated to North Carolina. You can mail optics to him in North
Carolina at:
Redlich's new address is:
501 Hughes Road
Hampstead, NC 28443
His new 800# is: 800-414-6019
His website:
http://members.aol.com/redbinop/
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Three more places to mail optics for cleaning/repair are:
Simmons
2120 Killearney Way
Tallahassee, FL 32308
904-878-5100
Steiner Optics
97 Foster Rd., Ste. 5
Moorestown, NJ 08057
800-257-7742
Mirakel Optical Co., Inc. (Mirakel came highly recommended by
Sarah Mayhew)
331 Mansion St.
West Coxsackie, NY 12192-9717
888-647-2535 or 518-731-2610
Their website: http://www.mirakeloptical.com/
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Several people had sent their Bausch & Lomb binoculars to B&L with very
good results and highly recommended them. B&L is owned by Bushnell. The
cost was only $10. You can read about it on the Bushnell website at:
http://www.bushnell.com/support/repair.html
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Hope the above is helpful. Thanks to everyone who wrote!
AND, thanks to our listowners for providing us birders a fast and easy way
to share birding information!
Cheers, and bundle up if you're out there birding!
Lori Markoff
Vienna
Fairfax County
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