Zeiss Germany confirm that FL32 is still in production.
Lee
Thanks Lee! There are magically a PILE of them around today! LOL!
Zeiss Germany confirm that FL32 is still in production.
Lee
The housing is made in Switzerland. Maybe be reimport takes time o
The GFRP-housing really comes from Switzerland.
Cuckoo-clocks typically have been made in the Black Forest in South-Germany not in Switzerland. (But today come almost all from Asia).
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Cuckoo-clocks typically have been made in the Black Forest in South-Germany not in Switzerland. (But today come almost all from Asia).
Hello Lee,...
The remark about cuckoo-clocks was not meant seriously but thank you for your response. I always associated them with Switzerland for some reason.
Lee
Hello Lee,
In film, The Third Man, Orson Welles' character, Harry Lime, says, "In Italy for thirty years under the Borgias, they had warfare, terror, murder, bloodshed. They produced Michaelangelo, da Vinci, and the Renaissance. In Switzerland, they had brotherly love, five hundred years of democracy and peace, and what did they produce? The cuckoo clock."
I think that may be your source for associating cuckoo clocks with Switzerland.
On this thread many folks might associate binoculars with the Swiss firm Kern.
Happy bird watching,
Arthur :hi:
And again the discussion is beyond the bino borders o
We need new equipment to keep on track. Leica, Zeiss, Swarovski, Meopta, ... it is your turn!
Imho a firm such as Zeiss or Swaro should be ashamed to produce a 'cherry' specimen, it really means they cannot produce consistent quality.
............….The tiny gains in FoV or brightness do not offset the considerable variance in optical and mechanical performance that continues to afflict even the alpha grade gear.
Imho a firm such as Zeiss or Swaro should be ashamed to produce a 'cherry' specimen, it really means they cannot produce consistent quality.
I fully agree. But then, on the optical side this would most likely mean a major price increase. I think the main point in the shame department is the mechanical side!
Mechanicals are surely a major factor, but lack of information is the underlying issue imho.
A disclosed minimum standard for measurable parameters such as collimation or transmission would be a good start. I don't know how one would measure smoothness of focus or quality of the hinge, but have total faith that if such were measured items, industry would find efficient ways to improve them, for competitive reasons.