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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Brigadier" data-source="post: 2649950" data-attributes="member: 110605">Typo,Many thanks for the quote and the links. "Around 1960" seems to be time the original Bushnell Custom Compact 6x25 (8º) and 7x26 (7º) models first appeared.From the picture of Simon S's 6x25, Mike V's post and Fred Bieler's 2007 BVD article (<a href="http://www.betterviewdesired.com/Bushnell-7x26-Custom.php" target="_blank">http://www.betterviewdesired.com/Bushnell-7x26-Custom.php</a>), the original metal-and-leatherette body design seems to have lasted over 30 years, from the ~1960 launch to the 1993 polycarbonate revamp, with the 6x25 model discontinued somewhere along the way.But, improved coatings aside, how has the Custom Compact's optical design changed over time? Has it always had long eye relief eyepieces? In his post, Mike V says, "The later Bushnell 1980s thru the Bausch & Lomb 1993 metal ones had improved eyepieces and diopter adjustment, and can focus a bit closer than older original Bushnell 1960s thru 1970s vintage ones". This suggests an eyepiece redesign in the late 1970s or early 1980s.</blockquote>