Rathaus
Well-known member
Hi all,
I didn't see a dedicated thread for these.
I've just given my pair of 'silver ring' FPO Rangemaster 7x35 to an ex zeiss technician (of 20yrs) to service. He was originally going to do my standard 10deg 7x35 Rangemaster, but I figured the silver ring model could possibly benefit more from the costly procedure. Also, the silver ring is slightly out of collimation vertically. I was dubious about whether these bins could possibly be better than the Tamron 11deg model, but once I Cleaned them up just a little (they were very very grubby on the diopter side internally), even with their slight mis collimation, the view was stunning.... so I'm quite excited about this binocular being fully serviced.
Depending on the outcome and the thickness of my wallet, I'll then get the other Rangemaster done at a later date. That's the plan. To some (fair enough) it will seem silly to spend that time and money on a fifty year old Japanese binocular, but these are pretty special. Also, there is some satisfaction to be had in fully restoring something which optically was not far off becoming a bin job for anybody unaware of their potential.
I'll put up some pics and thoughts once they're done.
Does anybody have any further advice regarding the servicing of these?
Cheers,
Rathaus
I didn't see a dedicated thread for these.
I've just given my pair of 'silver ring' FPO Rangemaster 7x35 to an ex zeiss technician (of 20yrs) to service. He was originally going to do my standard 10deg 7x35 Rangemaster, but I figured the silver ring model could possibly benefit more from the costly procedure. Also, the silver ring is slightly out of collimation vertically. I was dubious about whether these bins could possibly be better than the Tamron 11deg model, but once I Cleaned them up just a little (they were very very grubby on the diopter side internally), even with their slight mis collimation, the view was stunning.... so I'm quite excited about this binocular being fully serviced.
Depending on the outcome and the thickness of my wallet, I'll then get the other Rangemaster done at a later date. That's the plan. To some (fair enough) it will seem silly to spend that time and money on a fifty year old Japanese binocular, but these are pretty special. Also, there is some satisfaction to be had in fully restoring something which optically was not far off becoming a bin job for anybody unaware of their potential.
I'll put up some pics and thoughts once they're done.
Does anybody have any further advice regarding the servicing of these?
Cheers,
Rathaus