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6 January 2022 - New Leica announcement (3 Viewers)
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MiddleRiver
Well-known member
Huh??? Pray tell?Wowee!
It's got to be something I said wouldn't happen. I 'll eat my words next year, well done Leica. Brilliant stuff.
John A Roberts
Well-known member
If you Google the string: Leica "True Greatness"
there are a couple of short film clips loaded to Leica facebook hunting sites 3 weeks ago.
I’ve attached the only image with text 'Little things make big things happen'.
And enlarging the image . . . as Beth indicates, by the shape and proportions, perhaps a x32 Geovid Perger prism rangefinder binocular?
John
there are a couple of short film clips loaded to Leica facebook hunting sites 3 weeks ago.
I’ve attached the only image with text 'Little things make big things happen'.
And enlarging the image . . . as Beth indicates, by the shape and proportions, perhaps a x32 Geovid Perger prism rangefinder binocular?
John
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henry link
Well-known member
The size of the oculars relative to the rest does suggest 32mm, the shape suggests Perger prisms and unfortunately the large bridge at the objective end suggests rangefinder. We'll see soon enough.
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A2GG
Beth
Was excited for a Noctivid, but think the shape is just too odd. It's probably a rangefinder
PYRTLE
Old Berkshire Boy
The marketing title smacks of 32mm - " the little things ". But perhaps see this....
Have I already crashed and burned?
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A2GG
Beth
Looks like it could be a mid-sized Geovid.
I'm not excited anymore. That's a bummer
henry link
Well-known member
The YouTube guys forgot about Uppendahl, which is the "other" prism Leica uses in its rangerfinder models. As far as I know they are the last remaining Uppendahl binoculars.
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Wouldn't THAT be cool! I'd love it.
jafritten
Well-known member
I reckon it's a 32mm Geovid rangefinder aimed at the hunting market. The 42mm Geovids are big. And neither Swarovski nor Zeiss offer anything more compact than 42s. With a magnification not higher than 8x I guess such a device will be very competitive. A 7x magnification would make it very usable in low light.
Renze de Vries
Well-known member
The Youtube is intriguing for several reasons. I suppose these are Leica reps discussing the Perger prism, right? Well, the left guy says he would be very interested in a non-rangefinder model, i.e. a conventional binocular having the Perger prisms on board. Could this be an indication that Leica is entertaining this option seriously?
Then the disapointment: when discussing the advantages of the Perger, two aspects are mentioned, relatively better light transmission and better 3D experience. I have no doubts the Perger prism, which is essentially a porro 1 type, is a superb component to achieve optical excellence, I even think it should be the first choice because it's theoretically better than any roof prism (NB. optically, not counting ergonomic aspects). But more threedimensionality? This is the first time I've heard someone state that prism types as such, i.e. on their own, would differ in the way they handle depth and space. Of course most porro binoculars as we know them show this property, and we know why. But on their own, as a component?
Renze
PeterPS
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I agree that was a strange comment, I believe he meant to say something else; in fact he also said that using a Perger prism "you can see what's in front of you ...and also behind".
