TheQuietEarth

@BinocularSky Thanks for the info re. John and Strathspey. Wasn't aware of that. Still got a 10x50 that I purchased from him around a decade ago that are still going strong. Have bought and sold binos in the intervening years but could never part with the trusty Strathspey bins! 

@Carbon Brush @Chris Thanks for the assistance and recommendation to leave a review. Returned them following @Tiny Clanger advice but only received the refund today. Hopefully Amazon won't try and punt them to someone else now. Left a comment on the returns page pointing out the defect on the objective lens. Have only had good experiences purchasing reduced items from the Warehouse in the past so this is the first time I've had to return something due to it being defective. Think they described it as being in Very Good condition. 

44 minutes ago, Tiny Clanger said:

I don't know if a repair would be easy, or even possible, but trying and failing might scupper any chance of returning the binos for a refund .

Ah good point. Thanks for that. Will definitely refund then. 

38 minutes ago, Tiny Clanger said:

 

I'd return them , you have the same rights for refund & free return on an Amaz, Warehouse deal as any  other : I bought a ' no damage, box opened , perfect condition item, customer return' Nikon lens from 'the Amazon warehouse ' a few years ago , on delivery as it auto focussed on my camera it made a noise like a door in a  horror film. Thoroughly checked ? Yeah, right. Printed return label and had it on it's way back to them within 2 hours of me receiving it ...

Heather

Was hoping it'd be fine like 99% of the stuff I buy from their Warehouse but guess not this time around. No chance of repairing them? Might try and pick up the Opticron Oregon 20x80 bins if that's the case. 

https://www.opticron.co.uk/our-products/binoculars/observation-binoculars/oregon-observation-20x80

Picked these up for £70 after seeing it on a Warehouse deal. Noticed a defect on the front right objective lens. Tested them last night and everything through that side was blurry. Beyond repair or can anything be done to salvage them? 

Edit - Previously purchased binos from John at Strathspey and his 20x90s would have been my preferred choice. Has he stopped manufacturing binoculars? Looks like he has no stock of anything at the moment. 

http://www.strathspey.co.uk/shop/20x90.html