Bausch & Lomb Custom Compact 7x26mm (1 Viewer)

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MarcAF

New member

• Jan 9, 2015

• #1

Please see the attached e-Bay listing. Could you please tell me which model number Bausch & Lomb Custom Compact 7x26mm binoculars I just bought on e-Bay.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=191462267645
Thank you.
Marc Feinberg

 

BruceH

Avatar: Harris Hawk

• Jan 9, 2015

• #2

Sorry I can not help ID the specifics of the model, but here is an older thread you may find of interest that discusses the 7X26. Let us know how you like them.

http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=222858

 

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ceasar

Well-known member

• Jan 9, 2015

• #3

It has green coatings and the diopter on the left eye piece and is an Audubon version. Check this link and see if you can find something like it here: There are quite a few to look through! It could be in "Versions 3 or 4."

http://www.birdforum.net/showpost.php?p=2810955&postcount=27

 

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Alexis Powell

Natural history enthusiast

• Jan 9, 2015

• #4

MarcAF said:

Please see the attached e-Bay listing. Could you please tell me which model number Bausch & Lomb Custom Compact 7x26mm binoculars I just bought on e-Bay.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=191462267645
Thank you.
Marc Feinberg

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Looks like my favorite, the B&L version prior to the switch to the plastic shell enclosed ocular assembly, in which case it would be model 61-7261.

--AP

 

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OPTIC_NUT

Well-known member

• Jan 9, 2015

• #5

It's a beauty...best of both worlds/times.

I do like the objective set-back on the new ones....
and the way those dang 'spectacles' don't stick out.
I've bent a few back to parallel...they arrived cross-eyed,
with a ding on one side.

 

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Mike V

Active member

• Jan 14, 2015

• #6

Alexis Powell said:

Looks like my favorite, the B&L version prior to the switch to the plastic shell enclosed ocular assembly, in which case it would be model 61-7261.

--AP

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Yep, 61-7261, and that is the final metal bodied custom Compact (and my personal favorite too.)

 

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Stanbo

Well-known member

• Jan 14, 2015

• #7

MarcAF said:

Please see the attached e-Bay listing. Could you please tell me which model number Bausch & Lomb Custom Compact 7x26mm binoculars I just bought on e-Bay.
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=191462267645
Thank you.
Marc Feinberg

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I have one sitting in front of me and is in the same excellent condition as the one on e-Bay, so I can confirm that the model number is 61-7271 as has already been pointed out.

I'd forgotten I still had it, so I suppose that it is about time I considered selling it, particularly as I need a clear out anyway. How many binos do you need when you've only got one pair of eyes!!

Stan

I've just looked at it again and it is such a neat little binocular that I wonder if I should keep it as its the smallest one I have after selling my Nikon 8x20 HGL. The Nikon, although optically superb, was too small for me and I couldn't hold it steady, but the Compact suits me better, despite not being quite as sharp.

 

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OPTIC_NUT

Well-known member

• Jan 17, 2015

• #8

"
How many binos do you need when you've only got one pair of eyes!!
"
Heh...if you're a collector, dozens, for your moods and the weather.
Somehow, my view and eyes are different for each pair.
Jay Leno has a few dozen cars.... These are a lot easier to garage and take out.

I love giving away particularly good 7x26 or 6x25 Custom restorations to people who were
impressed with their 8x21 tossers. They are utterly and completely blown away, especially
with glasses on. The dinged-up exteriors only make the experience more magical.