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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ceasar" data-source="post: 3232726" data-attributes="member: 26155">Brock,That hunter should have read the Cabela Sale flyers they mailed out on a regular basis in those good old days.   Cabelas often listed lots of binoculars in those flyers and many were Leica and Zeiss binoculars that had been discontinued.  I bought a brand new discontinued Leica 7x42 Trinovid BN from one of those Cabela sale flyers after the Ultravids had replaced the Trinovids.  It's price was $799.00 and it came with that little zippered glove leather case and a Leica Lifetime Warranty card.  I understand that in the unlikely event that this brick of a binocular gets totally destroyed and I can salvage the part with the Serial Number on it Leica will replace it for me. Not that this is likely to happen.When I got it I immediately compared it to my old Leitz 7x42 Trinovid BA and was very surprised at how much brighter overall it was than the Leitz and how the colors stood out in comparison to the yellow color cast that the Leitz showed.I would make a comment on how it handles CA but I don't see CA in normal every day use such as in sunny or cloudy or rainy conditions.  It is a very pleasant binocular to use with its long eye relief and 8º FOV and I have not experienced any problems with glare while using it. Although it is considered by some to be rather compact for a 7x42 it fits my big hands very well.  It is compact much in the way that Rocky Marciano was compact.  You can take this binocular with you to any place in the world and use it for anything:  Birding, Hunting, Sea Faring and, if you wish, travel to Antarctica.  I intend to give it to one of my sons with instructions that he give it to one of his children when he or she is ready for one of these mechanical marvels from the 1st decade of the 21st Century!:t:I have kept its little leather case in top condition with a fine leather conditioner.Bob</blockquote>

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