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Age of Zeiss binoculars
Hello - I stumbled on this board when trying to find out more information about my grandad’s binoculars. They have a Carl Zeiss Jena logo with the words ‘multi-coated’ Deltrintem and the serial number 5199611. He was in the navy in WW2 but probably bought them in the 60s when he took up photography. -
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Two new additions to the Zeiss gang
1. A 1984 Deltrintem T3M multi-layer coatings. No idea whether these are also 'fully' multi-coated, but allbinos measured 92% transmission. I like the clear sharp image. The sweet spot is smaller than on 8x30 Habichts, but I think I am going to enjoy these quite a lot. (Sadly, the Zeiss yellow... -
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Oddball Zeiss "Deltrintem" picked up at flea market
Greetings, dear optics experts. This weekend we picked up a 7 x 50 Carl Zeiss Jena binocular, purportedly from the 1940s. Clean, ridiculously sharp glass, but needs to be collimated. However, there are some...irregularities that are puzzling. First, the "Deltrintem" marking on a 7 x 50...