[Leica] My first pair of ED glass binoculars

[summarex at hotmail.com (Javier Perez)]

Thanks Peter 
Glad to be back. The forum seems to be dead.
I try to use an old pair of 10x40B Trinovids. Unfortunately the eyepiece 
lenses were not well cared for by the first owner and I think it may soften 
the images. I'm afraid to even ask Leitz how much it would cost to fix. One 
thing is certain however. I've never encountered a better built set of 
binoculars than the Trinovids.
Javier
 
> Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2013 19:37:00 +0100
> From: pdzwig at summaventures.com
> To: lug at leica-users.org
> Subject: Re: [Leica] My first pair of ED glass binoculars
> 
> Mine (see earlier) are only 10 x 25s but they are wonderfully portable...
> 
> Peter
> 
> On 24/07/2013 06:34, grduprey at mchsi.com wrote:
> > Bushnell seems to be quite popular.  I bought a pair of Leica 10x42 
> > Trinovids almost 20 years ago, and use them fairly often.  They have 
> > been superb performers, and when I bought them, they were considerably 
> > less costly than the current units are.  As for the Zeiss binoculars, I 
> > found the same story about reliability and build quality even back then. 
> >  Quite surprising, considering Zeiss' reputation for quality.  Enjoy 
> > your new binoculars.
> > 
> > Cheers,
> > gene
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Javier Perez" <summarex at hotmail.com>
> > To: "LUG" <lug at leica-users.org>
> > Sent: Tuesday, July 23, 2013 9:09:40 PM GMT -06:00 US/Canada Central
> > Subject: [Leica] My first pair of ED glass binoculars
> > 
> > 
> >  
> > The binocular bug bit me again and I went with a pair of Bushnell Legend 
> > HD 8x36's with ED glass  
> > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bushnell-Legend-Ultra-Hd-8x36-Binocular-190836-/190754901287?ssPageName=ADME:L:OC:US:3160
> >   I seem to be reading a lot of good stuff about them and hopefully they 
> > won't disappoint. Originally I was going to go with the 8x42s but these 
> > have a slightly wider angle. 500 is the most I'd feel comfortable paying 
> > for a set of binoculars because I just don't use them that often. That 
> > meant ruling out the Victories and the whatevervids as well as the other 
> > high end stuff. Before considering the Bushnells I was about to but a 
> > pair of Barr and Stroud 8X42 EDs. like this one 
> > http://www.ebay.com/itm/Barr-Stroud-Savannah8x42ED-Super-W-angle-Phase-Coated-WP-FMC-Binoculars-/161031377787?pt=UK_Photography_Telescopes&hash=item257e37d37b
> >  I like the central diopter correction on these and have seen the frames 
> > sold under various names including Bresser. I have a pair of 8x56s
>  
>   B
> >  
> >  ressers and can confirm that the central correction is easier than the 
> > eyepiece mounted correction. But it's cstill no match for the ultimate 
> > setup found on the Trinovids.The B&Rs are also wider in angle at 143M, 
> > just a little more than the Bushnell 8x36s. Would have bought them too 
> > but the seller failed to provide a shipping quote toi the US and I went 
> > with the Bushnells. Lucky for me too since the guy asked for 30 pounds 
> > to ship them over. Not sure why the English charge so much, but it's 
> > killing their sales. I also looked at the Zeiss Terra 8x42s  
> > http://www.ebay.com/itm/ZEISS-TERRA-8X42-BINOCULARS-NEW-hunting-birding-/390630961785?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5af36b7279
> >  These look nice and have Schott ED glass instead of the pricier HD 
> > flouride glass. They are made in China and I guess they ship the lenses 
> > over from Germany. I heard some bad reviews about the build quality 
> > though. One guy claimed something fell off and another guy said the logo 
> > started fading. Not su
>  
>  re
> >  
> >   how good the optics are, but if they werte anywhere near as good as 
> > the Victories they would't cost under 4000 dollars.  Then I looked at 
> > the Minox BLs but I don't think they are even made with ED glass, so I 
> > didn't consider them too much even though they are made in wetzlar.  It 
> > seems to be real hard to find out which binoculars are the best 
> > performing. The reviews rarely compare what I'm looking for and there's 
> > virtually nothing on optical performanc specs. Most of the reviews are 
> > amateurish and you rearely get anything more than a claim of sharpness. 
> > Rarely is ther any mention of any of the properties we expect to be told 
> > about our camera lenses. Is there anybody out there doing serious 
> > binocular evaluation? I'd love to know. The only thing I don't like 
> > about the Bushnells is the idiotic pattern. It looks like an army 
> > uniform and after 12 years of militarism, anything resembling a uniform 
> > makes me want to kill! So anyway, what do you guys think about my new 
> > Bushnells? 
>  
>  Di
> >  
> >  d I pick a winner? Opinions are greatly appreciated. I think I'm going 
> > to xpost this to the Lug. Let's see if they remember me. Later Javier    
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