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8x20 BT* Victory Coatings? (1 Viewer)
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Mac
Kevin suggests that the product number 52 20 35 is the one for the dielectric coated model and this is certainly the number shown in the 2005 and 2006 catalogues and the 2005 catalogue states that the dielectric coating would be available from May 2005.
Seems to add up that if yours is a 52 20 35 its dielectric.
Lee
Mac308
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OMG this is certainly enough to cause furrowed brows and head-scratching.
But 52 20 35 is certainly the product code shown in the 2006 catalogue and by then the bins were certainly dielectric.
And yes, these are nice little bins. Mine sit on my computer desk ready to grab all the time :t:
Lee
They have had dielectric coatings since at least 2006 and likely before that.
This was discussed and clarified on the Zeiss Forum in the thread linked below:
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=283130
Specifically see my post #4 and Troubador's posts #9 and #11 which relate to Zeiss's numbering system.
I also noted on another thread about this issue that I still had the Zeiss Catalog for 2006 which was printed in Germany. On the back cover is the following notation: 1430-128US Printed in Germany NP-08/2006, along with Zeiss's Chester, VA address.
I have that catalog in front of me now and it states on page 36 that the Victory Compact 8x20 T*, Order No. 52 20 35 and Victory Compact 10x25 T*, Order No. 52 20 36 both have dielectric coatings on the prisms. Quote: "Maximum values in transmission are achieved with the dielectrical coatings on the prisms, thus obtaining even brighter images."
This was discussed and clarified on the Zeiss Forum in the thread linked below:
http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=283130
Specifically see my post #4 and Troubador's posts #9 and #11 which relate to Zeiss's numbering system.
I also noted on another thread about this issue that I still had the Zeiss Catalog for 2006 which was printed in Germany. On the back cover is the following notation: 1430-128US Printed in Germany NP-08/2006, along with Zeiss's Chester, VA address.
I have that catalog in front of me now and it states on page 36 that the Victory Compact 8x20 T*, Order No. 52 20 35 and Victory Compact 10x25 T*, Order No. 52 20 36 both have dielectric coatings on the prisms. Quote: "Maximum values in transmission are achieved with the dielectrical coatings on the prisms, thus obtaining even brighter images."
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Nessus,
I purchased my 8x20 T* from Camera Land and had the option of getting it with a Cordura case for $100.00 less than if I bought it with it's leather case. I took the savings and the Cordura case. The box it came in has the number 52 20 35 on it as noted in the Zeiss Catalog I wrote about in the above post #7. I bought it March 4, 2009. I am very confident that it has dielectric coatings.
Bob
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