Hello, I am new to this forum and am impressed at the wealth of information available here. I've just bought a pair of great looking Trinovids 10x42 BA (serial 999xxx from 1989 I think) and I need your advice about an issue with light reflections when using the binoculars in daylight.
There is no dust or anything inside the lenses and no scratches. The image is very clear and crisp and focusing wheel works pretty well (there is a tiny tiny bit of lag when changing the direction of the rotation but really tiny). But I noticed that when I use them form inside my living room to look out the window the image is crisp and clear.
But when I go outside in daylight, the center image is focused and clear. However, the bottom edge semi-circle of the image is still quite clear, but it has a more milky hue. Something I do not see in the same lighting conditions with my other pair of Zeiss Victory Pocket I have. I aloso noticed that if I cup my hand in front of the other side of Trinovids while looking through them, as if to shade them from overhead light, that milky effect I see in the bottom semi-circle is greatly diminshed. So it's like there is too much light going in and it affects the bottom semi-circle of the image. Do you thinks this has to do with damaged coating or, worse, damaged internal lenses? Since I lack the right vocabulary to describe this I'm not sure whether what I write will be understandable, sorry for this. (I will use your replies to improve my vocabulary).
So, I'm hoping to find out whether this is a serious issue with the lenses or something that can be repaired without a huge cost (they cost me only about 260 EUR and esthetically it's a fine pair, no scratches on the armor, so I thought they were worth it especially since reading here a thread about old Trinovids being of superior quality, etc.). All advice greatly welcome, before deciding whether to send them to Leica for repair (I asked and the price for the reparation estimate will be 80 EUR).
Best regards !
There is no dust or anything inside the lenses and no scratches. The image is very clear and crisp and focusing wheel works pretty well (there is a tiny tiny bit of lag when changing the direction of the rotation but really tiny). But I noticed that when I use them form inside my living room to look out the window the image is crisp and clear.
But when I go outside in daylight, the center image is focused and clear. However, the bottom edge semi-circle of the image is still quite clear, but it has a more milky hue. Something I do not see in the same lighting conditions with my other pair of Zeiss Victory Pocket I have. I aloso noticed that if I cup my hand in front of the other side of Trinovids while looking through them, as if to shade them from overhead light, that milky effect I see in the bottom semi-circle is greatly diminshed. So it's like there is too much light going in and it affects the bottom semi-circle of the image. Do you thinks this has to do with damaged coating or, worse, damaged internal lenses? Since I lack the right vocabulary to describe this I'm not sure whether what I write will be understandable, sorry for this. (I will use your replies to improve my vocabulary).
So, I'm hoping to find out whether this is a serious issue with the lenses or something that can be repaired without a huge cost (they cost me only about 260 EUR and esthetically it's a fine pair, no scratches on the armor, so I thought they were worth it especially since reading here a thread about old Trinovids being of superior quality, etc.). All advice greatly welcome, before deciding whether to send them to Leica for repair (I asked and the price for the reparation estimate will be 80 EUR).
Best regards !
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