88maverick
New member
I must be getting old (and I am) but after a day of birding with a friend's lovely pair of razor sharp 8x32 EL's, I couldn't wait to get back to my old 7x42 leatherette Trinovids. Yeah, I know, they're not waterproof, focus slowly, have a lousy close focusing distance, and aren't as bright or sharp as the latest roof prisms. But damn, they were absolutely incredible for their time, and I've never held any binocs (and I've held nearly all the latest models) that remotely compare with the way they feel: their combination of incredible lightness and comfort is unmatched, and probably never will be matched. With all respect to the all the great new models, here's to the old workhorses that paved the way. If you've never used the old Trinovid's, they're still a gas (albeit not nitrogen filled).