Leitz: Alphas from yesteryear, still in use today. (1 Viewer)

[Trinovid]

I've got a good selection of much newer and undeniably 'better' binoculars, but still find so much enjoyment in these long past models.
Anyone else with some favorite Leitz to share?

 

[NDhunter]

I like your thinking, I would love to try a 6x24 someday. I've learned they are very good.
You have a very nice collection, I have the 7x35 and 10x40.
Thanks for posting, I like the older optics, like the Trinovids and the Dialyts, they are not far
off the new versions, except for transmission.
Jerry

 

[james holdsworth]

The 7x35 has very nice proportions and great lines.

 

[mwhogue]

The 7x35 has very nice proportions and great lines.

Agree the 7x35 has the most elegant profile of that style.

And in looking at the 6x24s, I can't quite keep that 212m FOV out of my head when judging just their looks.

The pics are beautiful, thanks @Trinovid, but when seen in person, the tiny 8x20 C may be the jewel in the crown.

Mike

 

[Paultricounty]

I've got a good selection of much newer and undeniably 'better' binoculars, but still find so much enjoyment in these long past models.
Anyone else with some favorite Leitz to share?
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What a great collection, all beauties 🙏🏼.

 

[Thotmosis]

Beautiful collection Trinovid!

As i wrote elsewhere on this forum, i am a huge fun of the old Leitz binoculars, especially the (only) two i have in my collection. They get used on a regular basis.

 

[Pinewood]

Hello,

Here is an old favourite:


a Leitz binuxit from 1951. Good enough for daytime use, even with its short eye relief.

Here is my lightest 7x50, a Leitz beh Porro II from WWII, which was denazified. Good for stargazing, as my yacht is still in dry dock :



Happy bird watching,
Arthur

 

[Trinovid]

... I am a huge fun of the old Leitz binoculars, especially the (only) two i have in my collection. They get used on a regular basis.

That's my two favorites to use and apparently we've both got the same iterations of them.

 

[yarrellii]

I really wouldn't mind a 6x24 someday, what a sweet little bino <3

 

[Ignatius]

I wonder how sweet those old roofies really are without phasecoating.

 

[Thotmosis]

I wonder how sweet those old roofies really are without phasecoating.

Don’t mention the war

 

[Ignatius]

Don’t mention the war

Mr. Cleese, is that really you? Didn't recognize you in those clogs. How is Manuel these days?

And how sweet are those old roofies without phase coating?

 

[Thotmosis]

Mr. Cleese, is that really you? Didn't recognize you in those clogs. How is Manuel these days?

And how sweet are those old roofies without phase coating?

Very sweet, ofcourse not as bright as contemporary roofs but to my eyes very usable as a day to day binocular.
But you have to find a good one, they are old so good ones without haze etc will be harder to find than a new Retrovid.
My 7x35 is stellar but the 6x24 could use an internal cleaning as in one of the tubes i detected some haze.

 

[Thotmosis]

Also i have only experience with the above mentioned models, the 7x35B has a 5mm exit pupil and i can imagine that with models with a smaller exit pupil the difference with newer models is more pronounced. But again ofcourse its an oldie so don’t expect the brightest image that the latest and greatest have. They still rock though!

 

[Trinovid]

I wonder how sweet those old roofies really are without phasecoating.

I think I got pretty lucky with the ones I have and the worst they do is when used in direct comparison with an Ultravid or my Curio, but still the older 6x24 was my preferred binocular at a recent concert, due mainly to the full stage coverage.

The biggest difference with the newest version of the 6x24 is a little more brightness and contrast.