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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hermann" data-source="post: 1456887" data-attributes="member: 4925">The only "old" binoculars I still use from time to time are the old Zeiss West porros. The 8x30, the 8x50B and the 10x50 are - even by today's crazy standards - still quite nice. But even they can't really compete with modern binoculars; the contrast in particular is nowhere near as good as with modern binoculars. Centre resolution on the other hand is still up to scratch, and they still feel very good in the hand. The mechanical quality is far better than that of most modern binoculars, of course. My personal favourite is the 8x50B, my pair dates back to 1964. The 10x50 is essentially free of CA and has a wider field of view than any modern pair, but the contrast is pretty low compared to modern binoculars.Hermann</blockquote>