Hoping someone can shed some light on this for me here.
I was just given a set of Leitz 7x35b trinovid binoculars by my life long buddy. They used to be his grandfathers (an avid outdoorsman), and he couldn't bear to see them sitting on a shelf collecting dust, so they were passed to me, who will use them often.
What can anyone tell me about them? I know they're good glass, and that Leitz is Leica, but little else.
They're absolutely spotless, like new, with leather case. Appear to be at least as good of a bino as my Nikon Monarch ATB's, and then some.
Any info regarding weather resistance / proofing, quality, value, etc., would be great. Not to sure I want to get caught in the rain with these if they're not waterproof.
Thanks in advance!
I was just given a set of Leitz 7x35b trinovid binoculars by my life long buddy. They used to be his grandfathers (an avid outdoorsman), and he couldn't bear to see them sitting on a shelf collecting dust, so they were passed to me, who will use them often.
What can anyone tell me about them? I know they're good glass, and that Leitz is Leica, but little else.
They're absolutely spotless, like new, with leather case. Appear to be at least as good of a bino as my Nikon Monarch ATB's, and then some.
Any info regarding weather resistance / proofing, quality, value, etc., would be great. Not to sure I want to get caught in the rain with these if they're not waterproof.
Thanks in advance!