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  1. John A Roberts

    Seeking Help with Identifying and Restoring Habicht DV 8x30 Binoculars

    Hi Ignatius, See a specification sheet that includes the 8x30N's FOV (and that of the 6x30): It's from a 1991 publication 'How To Choose Binoculars' by Alan Hale, and can be found on page 10 of Gijs' 100 page monograph on Swarovski Optik at: Verrekijker testen | House Of Outdoor & Optics...
  2. John A Roberts

    Seeking Help with Identifying and Restoring Habicht DV 8x30 Binoculars

    Hi Charlie, The link in post #3 is to an article that was on Tobias Mennle's now inactive site Greatest Binoculars. I've attached a pdf of it 'Review: Swarovski Habicht 8x30 (1961)'. (The text on the far right of the page has been slightly cutoff, though the meaning of the sentences is still...
  3. John A Roberts

    Seeking Help with Identifying and Restoring Habicht DV 8x30 Binoculars

    Hi Zasvasta, Swarovski KG commenced commercial binocular production in 1948 with the 6x30 and 7x42 Porro prism models. Both used the same eyepiece, and the 7x42 had a longer objective (front housing) with larger diameter lenses. In 1949 a new company Swarovski Optik KG was registered along...
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