Leitz Vs. Leica Design (1 Viewer)

Robert / Seattle · Jul 23, 2008

Dialyt said:
You think Leica will go to pot? Surely they will continue to make the best binoculars? ...

No, I don't think they will "go to pot", but I do think the build quality will reflect increased mechanization in the manufacturing process. That "hand built" and substantive feel will likely be a thing of the past - although they will doubtless perform beautifully.

Who knows, by then they'll probably have 20x optical implants for your eyes!

paulwfromtheden · Jul 23, 2008

I have a pair of ultravid 8x42's, but my mrs has a pair of Leitz 8x40 and while her bins are optically not quite as good, for feel in your hand they are unbeatable.
I love them!

Dialyt · Jul 23, 2008

henry link said:
Put away that credit card! They may be beautiful to look at, but the Leitz Trinovids were neither phase coated nor multi-coated. Optically they were simply not very good binoculars, even in their day. Old ones can also suffer from tarnished silver coatings on the prisms, which was $800 repair 10 years ago and may not even be possible to repair now.

OK. I will step away from the credit card.

I see the ones I was looking at were made in Portugal. (search LEITZ (LEICA) 10x40 BA TRINOVID BINOCULARS - GREEN on ebay.com.)

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