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Message: <blockquote data-quote="joejeweler" data-source="post: 4051009" data-attributes="member: 15421">In the interest of adding to the history and apparent performance progression of the lovely Leitz 7x35B Trinovid,  I thought it worthwhile to reopen an older thread.    The reason is I was very fortunate to buy a mintish example in 2013 with no internal fogging ,...Serial # 901905 ,....and there is a VERY noticeable improvement in sharpness over the many other Trinovid examples I have in my collection.    ALL of the other Trinovids focus in good lighting, BUT with me wanting just a little more brought into truly "sharp" focus.  These include a nice 6x24, another 7x35B, a few earlier 8x32 and 8x32B, and a very nice 7x42BA.   However, Serial # 901905 Leitz 7x35B Trinovid is VERY close to a clean example Zeiss 8x32 B/GAT*P ClassiC , ...and exhibits a worthwhile and noticeable improvement in sharpness over my earlier production Trinovid siblings. I can't help but wonder how much more in demand this model,...and ANY of the other model version 2 Trinovids,...would have become had they continued production and the word got out!  A sad irony also that Leitz stopped Trinovid production the same year (1988) that phase coating on roof binoculars was being started by Zeiss,...proving without doubt the benefits of the new process.   SO in the end,... if you're searching Serial Numbers on a possible Leitz 7x35B Trinovid purchase to get an example with the noted improvements over earlier production runs, you may not have to go up to or above Serial # 931900 ........something around Serial # 901905 might do the trick! <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />  By the way,...if you want to see this wonderful 7x35B Trinovid "Porn", this thread has some fine photos (Post #1,  and close up in post #3)  <a href="https://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=270962" target="_blank">https://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=270962</a>(Psst, in post #1 in the link directly above, the photos show size comparison with a nice Zeiss 7x42B/GAT*P*  that I owned at the time back in 2013. I sold off the Zeiss a few years later,...as I preferred the easier carry and less weight of the old Leitz.  THAT should tell ya all what I think of this gem!)</blockquote>

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