I've just bought a pair of Carl Zeiss Jena Nobilem 8x50B binoculars off Ebay that apparently have a badly chipped prism and are out of collimation for £32 inc. postage. First question - from this picture HERE are they the 'Super' Nobilems? They look like it to me, in which case I believe they are quite rare - how many were made? I know that in good nick these go for hundreds of pounds but am hoping I've not just wasted 32 quid on this damaged pair :-C
Secondly, is there anywhere I could try that might have a spare prism for this model to replace the chipped one? I'd prefer somewhere UK based but am willing to widen my search. I know about Optical Repairs and will drop them an email once I have the bins but have a feeling they might not have the part I need. I'm going to have a go at re-collimating the Nobilems when I get them early next week to get them into a usable state, will evaluate how badly damaged the prism is too.
I hope I'm not chasing a lost cause here as these seem to be an excellent pair of bins and I'd love to get them into a serviceable condition and try them out at a local reserve!
Secondly, is there anywhere I could try that might have a spare prism for this model to replace the chipped one? I'd prefer somewhere UK based but am willing to widen my search. I know about Optical Repairs and will drop them an email once I have the bins but have a feeling they might not have the part I need. I'm going to have a go at re-collimating the Nobilems when I get them early next week to get them into a usable state, will evaluate how badly damaged the prism is too.
I hope I'm not chasing a lost cause here as these seem to be an excellent pair of bins and I'd love to get them into a serviceable condition and try them out at a local reserve!