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  1. elkcub

    Cornell Lab Review - Zeiss Did Very Well Here

    Bob, Guess I got lost for a few days. I borrowed this Model 829 8x42 Warbler picture from a recent online sale. My cut-away is the same model, and I gather it's pretty close to the construction of the original 828, which also has a separate diopter control on the right tube. The newer 828...
  2. elkcub

    Cornell Lab Review - Zeiss Did Very Well Here

    Hear, hear. :t: Ed
  3. elkcub

    Cornell Lab Review - Zeiss Did Very Well Here

    Bob, Judging by pictures of the Leupold 8x42 Cascade I certainly agree they share a number of features, altho the Model 828 Audubon 8.5x44 configuration seems to be holding steady as a unique Swift product. I've never been able to find a manufacturer's mark on the 828, but Nicolas Crista...
  4. elkcub

    Cornell Lab Review - Zeiss Did Very Well Here

    Actually, I think most Americans would agree with that definition. I do. Ed
  5. elkcub

    Cornell Lab Review - Zeiss Did Very Well Here

    David, Not really. I just go by the Swift products I see, and once in a while B-56 (Hiyoshi) pops up on something else. I do suspect that a lot of merging has been going on in Japan though. Ed
  6. elkcub

    Cornell Lab Review - Zeiss Did Very Well Here

    David, I'm not that knowledgeable about current Japanese manufacturers. However, I believe that Hiyoshi Kogaku still makes major products for Swift Sports Optics, such as the Model 828 HHS Audubon and several others that look like it. They also make products for other labels sold around the...
  7. elkcub

    Cornell Lab Review - Zeiss Did Very Well Here

    Still, for some reason, at the bottom of the first page they feel compelled to point out: Why not all the others? One is led to conclude that Zeiss and Optics Planet made specific contributions for this survey project, whereas the others did not. The point is that what is said effects...
  8. elkcub

    Cornell Lab Review - Zeiss Did Very Well Here

    Would it be possible for Zeiss not to do very well there? Really? Ed
  9. elkcub

    Cornell Lab Review - Zeiss Did Very Well Here

    James, Just curious. To make up their own minds ... about what? Ed
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