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<blockquote data-quote="richt" data-source="post: 1285830" data-attributes="member: 14481"><p>Hi Tero</p><p></p><p>Keepers for me are Carl Zeiss Jena Jenoptem 10 x 50 Multi Coat these are old fashioned/fragile, certainly not waterproof and are heavy ... but as long as i can still use the limited eyerelief just continually give a bright centre sharp 72 degree apparent 10 x field and are amazing for air shows etc</p><p>Plus they are really late serial number and cost £39 my first decent binoculars</p><p></p><p>Other great keepers are Nikon E11 8x 30 and 10 x 35 Swift audubon 8.5 x 44 FMC</p><p>Minolta Activa WP FP 8 x 40 porro </p><p>Opticron Minerva 9 x 35 WA Porro </p><p>Fujinon 7 x42 PC Roofs</p><p>Nikon SE 10 x 42</p><p>Pentax Papilo 6.5 x 21 </p><p></p><p>Probably some others as well </p><p></p><p>I tend to hold on to really good or interesting models </p><p>I guess like many others i have addictive behaviour around optics</p><p>Binoculitis !! might be a term to sum it up</p><p>Regards</p><p>RichT</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="richt, post: 1285830, member: 14481"] Hi Tero Keepers for me are Carl Zeiss Jena Jenoptem 10 x 50 Multi Coat these are old fashioned/fragile, certainly not waterproof and are heavy ... but as long as i can still use the limited eyerelief just continually give a bright centre sharp 72 degree apparent 10 x field and are amazing for air shows etc Plus they are really late serial number and cost £39 my first decent binoculars Other great keepers are Nikon E11 8x 30 and 10 x 35 Swift audubon 8.5 x 44 FMC Minolta Activa WP FP 8 x 40 porro Opticron Minerva 9 x 35 WA Porro Fujinon 7 x42 PC Roofs Nikon SE 10 x 42 Pentax Papilo 6.5 x 21 Probably some others as well I tend to hold on to really good or interesting models I guess like many others i have addictive behaviour around optics Binoculitis !! might be a term to sum it up Regards RichT [/QUOTE]
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