Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/01/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I know next to nothing about binoculars, except that I have never been able to get a good view through them. That is, until a few years ago when a salesman at my local dealer handed me a pair of Leica 7x35 something or others and let me play with them a bit outside on the street. I was so impressed! It was addictive, I didn't want to put them down. If it wern't for the price and the fact that I had absolutely no need for them whatsoever, I would have bought them in a second. And I wouldn't hesitate to recommend them to someone else. You can't go wrong. -dan c. At 12:45 PM 29-01-05 EST, Grduprey@aol.com wrote: >In a message dated 1/28/2005 1:10:38 PM Central Standard Time, >contaxaholic@yahoo.com writes: >Was in Helix (Chicago, Illinois) and the salesman showed me some Leica >binoculars and he went on and on about the fact that Leica uses special ingredients >in the lens formula so that more shadow detail is picked up. He intimated that >it's the same with their 35mm camera lenses. > > > >Is this really true, or was the salesman stretching the truth? > >Well, I don't know about special glass or anything, but I have had a pair >of >the Leica 10x42 Ultras for years and their performance is second to none. >They are great viewing and just the right amount of contrast and low light >capabilities. The current genreation is even better. The dealer in Dallas, where I >got mine used to sell Zeiss binoculars and stopped selling them due to >customer complaints of quality and reliability. His opinion was that Leica had the >best on the market with Swarovski as the next best. I would buy another >set >without thinking twice. > >Gene >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >