Trinovid 7x35 (1 Viewer)

Gijs van Ginkel said:

If they are built like the previous ones one can take them anywhere without worries about dust, water etc. unless one wants to use them at diving expeditions.

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Hermann said:

Absolutely. I find some of the complaints about the "lack of waterproofing" quite ludicrous, actually. I know of quite a few Trinovids that survived very hard use in the field for decades until the owners replaced them with phase-coated roofs because of their opticval superiority. And I know of supposedly "waterproof" binoculars that leaked like a sieve. And no, I'm not referring to the infamous Allbinos incident.

Hermann

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[email protected] said:

Here is what one reviewer had to say about the older Leica Trinovid 10x40's concerning water resistance and dust. I am sure the new models will be at least as good. The link to the review is below.

"Nothing moves externally when you adjust the focus. Everything outside remains fixed, and sealed to the elements. No dust, spray or moisture can enter due to all the seals. The Trinovids are airtight. There are silicon disks that help keep everything out. No, they are not intended to be dropped into water, but they should stand more rain or splashing than anyone who can afford them would stand themselves. They are designed to withstand a lot more than Leitz ever claimed. Today's premium binoculars are rated for submersion, but let's get real: binoculars are useless for SCUBA because of limited visibility underwater, and none of them will work with a face mask."

http://www.kenrockwell.com/leica/trinovid/10x40.htm

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Gijs van Ginkel said:

45northmt, post 85,
I prefer to have nothing around my neck in such circumstances, but if you have and it happens to be a not absolutely immersion proof binocular around your neck, you took the wrong decision to start with. And if it happens by accident since you did not think it imaginable beforehand, one has to accept that accidents happen.....
Gijs van Ginkel

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45northmt said:

So you're in the mountain wilderness for a week, rifle slung over your shoulder, binoculars around the neck and tucked under the armpit, 45lb backpack on and the only way forward is a stream crossing... what are you going to do? Call in a helicopter? Many times I've had to strip off boots and pants to ford a freezing cold stream in the fall.

Thing is, while I am a birder and live in the middle of the finest raptor migration route in the Western USA, I also spend time in real wilderness, on my own, for days at a time. This is not on any trail system where foot bridges are available.

Seems many of you judge others thoughts based on your own experience. Experience can be DEEP, but very NARROW simultaneously as I think many of these posts indicate...

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ceasar said:

Yes our thoughts are based on our own experiences but none have been as clearly judgemental as yours are.

By all means get the binocular you think is best for your uses and let others do the same without any criticism about their choices.

Bob

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Gijs van Ginkel said:

45northmt, post 87,
I have been in circumstances like you describe, only the rifle under my arm pit or over my shoulder was not in my civilian time but in the military, but in my civilian time I crossed mountain streams all over the world and when I knew that this type of circumstances would come on my way, I either packed my binoculars in a waterproof container or I took a binocular from which I was sure of that I could swim with it for some time without water entering the instrument. In that case I did not choose a binocular from which I was not absolutely certain that it could stand immersion in at least half a meter of water for at least a day.
I am nod judging you, but you do have a choice and if you take a binocular of which you are not 100% sure that it is absolutely immersion proof, well than there are consequences. In that case you may have to decide not to buy the new Trinovid or take the risk, dump it into a bucket of water for a day and see what happens.
Gijs van Ginkel

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[email protected] said:

Here is what one reviewer had to say about the older Leica Trinovid 10x40's concerning water resistance and dust. I am sure the new models will be at least as good. The link to the review is below.

"Nothing moves externally when you adjust the focus. Everything outside remains fixed, and sealed to the elements. No dust, spray or moisture can enter due to all the seals. The Trinovids are airtight. There are silicon disks that help keep everything out. No, they are not intended to be dropped into water, but they should stand more rain or splashing than anyone who can afford them would stand themselves. They are designed to withstand a lot more than Leitz ever claimed. Today's premium binoculars are rated for submersion, but let's get real: binoculars are useless for SCUBA because of limited visibility underwater, and none of them will work with a face mask."

http://www.kenrockwell.com/leica/trinovid/10x40.htm

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45northmt said:

You're in the mountain wilderness for a week, rifle slung over your shoulder, binoculars around the neck and tucked under the armpit, 45lb backpack on and the only way forward is a stream crossing... what are you going to do? Call in a helicopter? Many times I've had to strip off boots and pants to ford a freezing cold stream in the fall.

Thing is, while I am a birder and live in the middle of the finest raptor migration route in the Western USA, I also spend time in real wilderness, on my own, for days at a time. This is not on any trail system where foot bridges are available.

How about a wilderness river trip in a canoe? Many years ago I dumped a canoe in rapids and ruined a non-waterproof 7x35 binocular.

Seems many of you judge others (some rather condescendingly I might add) based on your own experience. Experience can be DEEP, but very NARROW simultaneously as I think many of the posts here indicate...

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jan van daalen said:

Did it, done it, got the T-shirt, but I would never take a new Trinnie 7x35 on such a trip. For me it would not be my working bin, but my emotion bin. I love the way she is built. For me her only compatitors are the B&L Elite 7x42, the Zeiss Dialyt 7x42, the SLC 7x30 and the EL 8x42 (old model). If Leica would bring out that new Trinnie I would even buy it just to own one. It's grandmother has given me so much pleasure in the past and a retrofit with uptodate glass etc would be more that welcome under a certain tree.
Take that baby out in conditions you described? Never. A new CL 8x30? 24/7 7 days a week.

Getting soft on my age, must be Christmas timeB

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NDhunter said:

Sometimes a photo can help express the size of the original Trinovid. The slender barrels and
sleek design are timeless.

Here is a 10x40, pictured with 2 newer Leica's.

Jerry

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[email protected] said:

Troub I think a new Leica Trinovid in 7x35 would suit a Brit like you just perfect for those nicer birding days in the UK.

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45northmt said:

So none of you have ever been fording a stream, slipped, and ended in chest deep or worse?

I have... Which would you rather have around your neck, the Trinovid or an Ultravid?

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Troubador said:

Yes I know and the 3 metre close focus is better than on the 8x or 10x.
But £1200 is expensive for nostalgia. But I must admit I keep thinking about it.....

Lee

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