perterra
Well-known member
My interpretation is on two levels: first there are alpha brands namely Leica, Zeiss and Swarovski. If someone puts Nikon on their personal alpha brand list I have no objection but Nikon doesn't feature on mine due to their lack of binoculars heritage (cue mountains of posts to put me right on this :-O).
Second there is the more contentious issue of alpha models and which is much more subject to personal preferences and prejudices not to mention arguments about whether an alpha model (Dialyt 7x42, Leica BA/BN??) remains an alpha forever or slips gradually down the list and falls off it at some stage. And thats before we consider how a bins model might qualify to be 'near-alpha'.
Lee
I think you gonna have to reach deeper Lee. 3
Maybe a definition of what heritage is? Not sure heritage has a definitive age statement.
The definition of alpha itself is problematic. There is only one alpha, so which?