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  1. PeterPS

    Do you or a relation still use Older or Vintage optics.

    Without doubt the Zeiss Oberkochen 10x50 is an interesting vintage porro, but you have to be lucky to find a pair that does not require internal cleaning and the other problem is that the ER is rather short even for use without glasses.
  2. PeterPS

    Do you or a relation still use Older or Vintage optics.

    Hi Ed, Thanks for mentioning the Linet Imperial. I have never seen the 8x40, but I had a 7x35 with a claimed FoV of 13.5*---which was an overestimate by about 1*, and I was not very impressed with its optics. There also exists a 10x50 with a FoV=10*. You may be right that such extra wide FoVs...
  3. PeterPS

    Do you or a relation still use Older or Vintage optics.

    A few years ago I got interested in super wide-angle porros with an AFoVs of at least 80*. The creme de la creme of these binos are very rare and also very expensive (the price can be as high as 3000$ or even higher). Most of these binos were made in the 50's, 60's and 70s, and most of them are...
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