and over I usually view with anchored elbows or a tripod. I have no bins over 10x barring a hideous 15x70 skymaster which has deteoriated terribly with age and which I stopped using long ago. I found it very useful before it died. was an importer of European-made binoculars. The binoculars were made in France and Germany. They were branded Denhill and The series consists of just two 60mm offerings, which if you imagine them as windows are able to capture more light than smaller ones, which leads to a better quality and brighter image. But at the me time they are not so large as to make the overall dimensions and weight of the binocular to great, which would require you having to use a tripod all the time.

How does Doug sell these bins at this price and then throw in accessories too?! I'm waiting for him to include a subcompact car in the deal, and then I'll bite. :-) After reading Jame's comments on the Zeiss 15x60 BGAT, a Mark Twain quote comes to mind, "It is a difference of opinion which makes a horse race." We all see things differently, but to state the E2 (which means Nikon 8x30 and 10x35) has a "dull, flat view" is to suggest that Canadian and American English are two different languages. pic attached showing serial no. i don’t have any jena bino yearly production charts but based off 1 other bino i have seen, i estimate somewhere around 1993 manufactureFujinon is actually a division of Fujifilm, who specialise in the production of optical lenses for photographic, medical, video, television as well as observation uses.

I don't know how much you want to spend, but if you want to spend a LOT, you might consider the Swarovski SLC 15x56 as a big day/night binocular. The only time they do any "stargazing" is if they teach "labs" for introductory astronomy courses or assist the Penn State Astronomy Club with its public outreach events. The Fuji Optical Devices Division is actually located in the US, in Wayne, NJ and they provide the Fujinon binoculars as well as other Fujinon optical lenses and I believe they also have some production workshops in Japan and China. The Fujinon Binocular Range These binoculars deliver a very high contrast with the typical Zeiss West colder color rendition, and a hard snap into the focus, unlike the softer snap of most of the other binoculars. New owners of the Solaross got quality optics and a luxury velvet lined leather case. The binoculars

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Available in either 8x or 10x magnifications, the 25mm compacts are of a typical reverse porro prism design. The feature a rubber coated exterior, Multicoated optics, twist-up eyecups and a centrally located focus wheel. A selection of British binoculars from 1946 to 1975: (Top to bottom) Barr & Stroud CF18 (1946), Ross Stepruva (1957),

In 1947 the name Zeiss-Opton was renamed to Carl Zeiss. Since then, a distinction has been made between "Zeiss-Jena binoculars" and "Zeiss-West binoculars". We used to do these as a 20x60 with level II coatings but at the start of 2016 we changed to the 15x60 with level IV. It's lower power but the larger exit pupil means that you get a good deal more resolution in the image and they perform a little better in poor light. They also have a wider field of view. Overall I prefer these to the 20x60, they're a better all rounder now. Right up there in quality with our 15x70s which were BBC Sky at Night's "what to buy for Christmas" choice. Specifications The Fujinon is said to suffer a bit from chromatic aberration in daytime viewing. Also you need to be aware that it has individually focussing eyepieces which can be a nuisance for daytime viewing. Otherwise the consensus is that this is one of the finest binoculars around. the UK military in World War I. Aitchison merged with Dollond in 1927 to become Dollond & Aitchison. UK retailers Shortly after they have been discontinued, the prices have exploded into the range 3,700 DM up to 4,000 DM, actually what used to be the cost of a 2 nd hand Volkswagen at that time.Compared to a modern scope the optics of the 20x60S and the 20x60S Mono are good but not exceptional. I did a few comparisons to my Nikon EDIIIA with a 20x eyepiece, and the Nikon seems slightly brighter and has slightly better contrast. There's some CA, but it's unobtrusive, especially in the image center. But then my Nikon is a cherry (it's the best of three we have in the family), and the difference, while quite obvious in a direct comparison, isn't a showstopper. Normally, ergonomics would also be an important consideration in the roofs vs. porros decision since I have a hard time holding roofs, but with a large aperture 15x bin, it's going to be mounted most of the time. Also the high power means that whilst they are possible to hand hold, for the most stable views, you are best of fixing these to a tripod, which can easily be done using a standard tripod adapter. With a 7 to 15-fold magnification, the NOBILEM series covers an enormously wide range of requirements, at an evenly high standard.