trancework
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Yes there are two holes either side. They have to be pins, that makes a lot of sense. If I heat the ocular arms with a hairdryer I may be able to pull the whole ocular assembly off. Thx for being so patient.
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Can someone help identify these please (1 Viewer)
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trancework
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Done it, it was a tolerance fit.
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LPT, you have been a wonderful help.
trancework
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I found that the plaster of Paris fell away easily when I used a surgical spirit and distilled water mix.
I cleaned them, put them back together and the collimation was spot on first go.
I have to say I really like the feel of these binoculars they have something elegant about them.
I am still not sure of the maker though.
Thx for the help.
I cleaned them, put them back together and the collimation was spot on first go.
I have to say I really like the feel of these binoculars they have something elegant about them.
Thx for the help.
trancework
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Sorry Optic_Nut, you're right of course. They look like they are Colmonts. I wonder why they are unmarked?
From the photos it looks like they might have been repainted.
They could be another brand, but the methods were similar.
I love my salvaged eyepieces. Contrast/sharp like orthoscopicss, 52-deg apparent field.
(way more than an ortho, for sure)
Pretty amazing for uncoated. Their lens surfaces are arranged for that..they give
up field in a 5-element for the contrast and sharpness. Brilliant design.
I'll always have those for planetary/telescope use.
As far as chassis///well....dang! heh
They could be another brand, but the methods were similar.
I love my salvaged eyepieces. Contrast/sharp like orthoscopicss, 52-deg apparent field.
(way more than an ortho, for sure)
Pretty amazing for uncoated. Their lens surfaces are arranged for that..they give
up field in a 5-element for the contrast and sharpness. Brilliant design.
I'll always have those for planetary/telescope use.
As far as chassis///well....dang! heh
Two possibilities:
1) For whatever reason (cosmetic damage?) the original markings may have been removed and they were repainted. If so, it's possible the original markings could still be visible if the repaint were removed.
2) After WW I there were a lot of secondary French makers who made some of their binoculars without trademarks which were sold to and branded by various retailers in Europe and North America. If so, they could have been made by Fournier, Deraisme, Lemaire, Flammarion, Leger, Colmont or others whose names are not as well known. I doubt, though, they would have been made unmarked by BBT Krauss or Huet. (Among this grouping Lemaire is a curious one - one of the most prominent makers of Galileans, but didn't transition to prismatics with the same success.) And for some unknown reason (liquidation of assets after bankruptcy?) they were never branded
1) For whatever reason (cosmetic damage?) the original markings may have been removed and they were repainted. If so, it's possible the original markings could still be visible if the repaint were removed.
2) After WW I there were a lot of secondary French makers who made some of their binoculars without trademarks which were sold to and branded by various retailers in Europe and North America. If so, they could have been made by Fournier, Deraisme, Lemaire, Flammarion, Leger, Colmont or others whose names are not as well known. I doubt, though, they would have been made unmarked by BBT Krauss or Huet. (Among this grouping Lemaire is a curious one - one of the most prominent makers of Galileans, but didn't transition to prismatics with the same success.) And for some unknown reason (liquidation of assets after bankruptcy?) they were never branded
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Nice additional background!
Yes, it could have been any of those..
There was a similar chaotic period after WW-2 in Japan.
In their case there were dozens of 'superlative adjective' brands,
though many were quite good.
After WW-1 There were even imitations of the heavy French Galileans in the US...
probably French bodies, but weak lenses of window-glass..maybe put in in the US.
I had a nice prismatic LeMaire, no gross prism mounts, all brass, but it was probably
not from that turbulent window of time.
French EP design was a little different...nice saturated fields (when cleaned completedly).
The US brand Tower started with French parts, tweaked the EPs, and had the bins made
by Ofuna in Japan after WW2. In the 40s and 50s you can still see the modified French EP schemes.
Their version of the 7x35 Featherweight was awesome.
So...I always like the French EPs.
Yes, it could have been any of those..
There was a similar chaotic period after WW-2 in Japan.
In their case there were dozens of 'superlative adjective' brands,
though many were quite good.
After WW-1 There were even imitations of the heavy French Galileans in the US...
probably French bodies, but weak lenses of window-glass..maybe put in in the US.
I had a nice prismatic LeMaire, no gross prism mounts, all brass, but it was probably
not from that turbulent window of time.
French EP design was a little different...nice saturated fields (when cleaned completedly).
The US brand Tower started with French parts, tweaked the EPs, and had the bins made
by Ofuna in Japan after WW2. In the 40s and 50s you can still see the modified French EP schemes.
Their version of the 7x35 Featherweight was awesome.
So...I always like the French EPs.
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