Fuji 7x28 US Military M24 - Specs and comments please! (1 Viewer)

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orbitaljump

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• Nov 27, 2008

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Im thinking about trying these out. Any specs, information, and use comments appreciated.

 

Pinewood

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• Nov 27, 2008

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orbitaljump said:

Im thinking about trying these out. Any specs, information, and use comments appreciated.

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Hello Orbitaljump,

I tried researching these, some years, ago, and met with a lack of information. Discussion of the binoculars, did mention that resolution was not its strong point. Ruggedness was apparently more important to the military. Like most military binoculars it is probably indivividual focus.

I believe that there may be a civilian model called the Apache.

Happy observing,
Arthur Pinewood

 

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orbitaljump

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• Nov 27, 2008

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Thanks Pinewood. Ive found US Military binoculars to be better than average to fantastic....from B&L 7x50s WW2 and M19 to Bushnell 7x35 Rangemasters and the Fuji M22s 7x50s.

Im curious about these binoculars....there seem to be several manufacturers as well.

 

Steve C

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• Nov 28, 2008

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I got curious about these awhile back. Lots of information is not really easily available. The most common manufacturer seems to be Weems & Plath, although Fujinon is sometimes listed. The glass is also referred to as "M-24 Apache". Every place that carries these binoculars show them with a military style range finding reticle. The range finding reticle is alleged to be optional, but there was never any place I saw that actually offered the option of actually ordering the binocular without the ranging feature. They are not phase corrected and they are individual focus.

 

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Kevin Purcell

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• Nov 28, 2008

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The Weems & Plath Apache 7X28 was the first M24 supplier

http://www.weems-plath.com/cgi-bin/...emNumber=BN29&categoryKey=27&subCategoryKey=0

but now Fujinon are making an 7x28 to the M24 specs

http://www.fujinon.de/en/optical-pr...onarticles_data&articleId=82&cHash=ba5f98acd2

Note as with all military bins they're IF so not great for birding (unless everything you look at is over 300m away!).

Plus the real mil version have a laser filter that rather messes with the color and brightness. THey may make a civilian version without the filter.

Not really a birding bin ... you'd be better off with a civilian bin for birding.

 

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orbitaljump

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• Nov 28, 2008

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Thanks everybody. Ive backed off of them for several reasons. Ill be trying out the Bushnell Excursion 8x28.