Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/07/01
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Luggers, I recently bought a WW2 10x50 beh porro prisms binos which work very fine. What about Porro Prism 8x30 Leica Binoculars(Swiss Army Issue) offered by Deutscheoptik? As far as I know the last porro prism binos built by Leitz/Leica come from sixties. Giancarlo - -----Messaggio originale----- Da: Bud Cook <budcook@ibm.net> A: Leica_Post <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Data: giovedì 1 luglio 1999 7.22 Oggetto: [Leica] TID: Leica Binoculars >Stuart, >I believe that Leitz made a 7X50 binocular called the MARSEPTIT from 1932 to >1962. These are porro prism binoculars and were replaced by the Trinovid >models which used the Uppendahl prism system (something like a roof prism). > >I have both older Zeiss porro prism binoculars as well as later Trinovid >ones and I actually prefer those with porro prisms because they usually >focus closer and more quickly, have larger exit pupils and they have a more >3D effect because the objective lenses are set wider apart. > >There isn't anything wrong with GOOD porro prism binoculars except that they >are >generally larger than roof prism ones. If these binoculars are from the >60's they are probably pretty darn good. > >Bud >----- Original Message ----- >From: Stuart Phillips <stuart.phillips@umb.edu> >To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> >Sent: Wednesday, June 30, 1999 9:41 PM >Subject: [Leica] Re: Leica Users digest V9 #81 > > >> Does anyone have experience of (relatively) old Leica binoculars, say >circa >> 1960's maybe. I am just about to buy a pair of 7X50's - the shape is >> traditional unlike the modern Leica models if that helps anyone date them. >> Is anyone using a pair of perhaps the same vintage? How do they stackup >> against present-day models? Any answers appreciated. >> >> > > > > >