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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stephen Prower" data-source="post: 3504254" data-attributes="member: 115634">BenChinese 6x24 binocular1. I have now managed to find a better review of the Chinese 6x24 binocular. It is by 8x30mark:cloudynights.com/topic/550791-chinese-copy-russian-6x24-pic-heavy/2. The other day I bid successfully on Ebay for a pair at a suitably low price for a trial punt, and find them out of the box much as 8x30mark reported his in the review, except that--Touch wood!--I have been lucky, and in my example the objective lenses seem to be located securely in place.3. To add to 8x30mark's review, I have established the name of the Chinese 6x24 binocular that 8x30mark and I bought, I hope correctly, to be 'Comet AX24 6x24':<a href="https://aoxiang.en.alibaba.com/product/60118944537-803293560/Best_selling_6x24_russian_binoculars_full_metal_binocular.html" target="_blank">https://aoxiang.en.alibaba.com/product/60118944537-803293560/Best_selling_6x24_russian_binoculars_full_metal_binocular.html</a>There are three models of the same binocular: the Comet AX24 is described as the 'Russian' model; the AX8 as the 'US Army model'; and the AX19 as the 'Army model'.4. Interestingly the 1976 Soviet serial number that is inscribed on my Comet AX24 is different to 8x30mark's. His was 762312. Mine is 762297.It's refreshing to find a Chinese 'repro' binocular that seemingly has a unique serial number.5. The Field of View of the Komz 6x24 was measured by Fan Tao to be approximately 11.4*.By comparison, on the above page Aoxiang claim 10.8* for the Comet AX24.But refreshingly again, the documentation that comes with the binocular modestly only claims 9.4*.6. By way of a very rough check, I compared the FOV of my Comet AX24 with the claimed 9.5* FOV of a Japanese binocular. The two FOVs seemed to be much the same.7. Close focus distance is approximately 12ft (3.7m)8. The documentation that comes with the binocular also claims a Resolution of '<7"', which I take it means that the binocular can resolve objects down to 7 arc seconds apart.I don't know if this is an implausibly good figure -- or indeed might be a bad figure.9. I bought the Comet AX24 6x24 for specification--the good Depth of Field, wide Field of View, reasonable Close Focus Distance, low Weight & general Handiness that I thought that I might get from a 6x24--, and hoped for good optics too.My colour vision is poor, and I am not hot on describing optics.However 8x30mark said: 'its a real shame [that my pair were faulty] as that aside they would have made a pleasing to use set, the image is bright and sharp in the center 50% of the field of view. they are fully anti reflective coated with a blue tint to the prism faces seen and seem to be multi coated on external lenses (green/blue hue)'Likewise my first impressions are promising.StephenFor people who are interested, the documentation gives the Interpupillary Distance as 56-72mm. The information is omitted from the web page I reference</blockquote>

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