Thanks for sharing plus the nice picture, Andy!!Not many have held one for a view - made in small numbers between 1980 - 85. Eight (8) degrees FOV and for the tame hearted, 1250 grams of prism glass and German steel (hoorah). I need to research, but the APOV appears larger than 60 degrees. This is 3 - D heaven.
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Yes I can imagine having that U-Boat 8X60 with these optics.Very nice. Thanks for showing it. I like these landmark designs and I like them being valued today as well.
Imagine this perfection in 8x60?
Henry,
Just curious did you keep your Octarem?
Very interesting. Did such policies apply then to all Communist countries, or might this have been a specific result of lobbying by Zeiss Oberkochen? (Hard to imagine what other products might have been an issue, certainly not Trabants...)I thought I had quite a bargain until the binoculars arrived and I found out that there was a 40% US duty on East German goods...