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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jring" data-source="post: 3460036" data-attributes="member: 133897">Hi,wasn't on photokina but found a report of the elusive monster bin on the german juelich forum. Here's the link for those who read german.<a href="http://www.juelich-bonn.com/jForum/read.php?9,432108" target="_blank">http://www.juelich-bonn.com/jForum/read.php?9,432108</a>Some quick facts for those who don't:- not porro but uses Abbe-Koenig prisms with objectives slightly below eyepieces. ED glass. Giant 30mm EP lenses and twist up eyecups. Weight was given as 2.5kg although one reviewer guessed 4 kg - so run to the gymn and lift those weights in preparation!- 10.7 degrees true field for the 7x50 model or 65.5 apparent according to ISO which gives less apparent than normal. 10x version has 76.6 deg apparent - wow.- well corrected CA, flat field, slight pillow distortion, easy view on the 7x- price was given as roughly 6k euro if sold - example shown was obviously a tech demonstrator and not a product.PS: Some images:<a href="http://www.juelich-bonn.com/jForum/read.php?9,432108,432155#msg-432155" target="_blank">http://www.juelich-bonn.com/jForum/read.php?9,432108,432155#msg-432155</a><a href="http://www.juelich-bonn.com/jForum/read.php?9,432108,432156#msg-432156" target="_blank">http://www.juelich-bonn.com/jForum/read.php?9,432108,432156#msg-432156</a><a href="http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/space_ken1/34383500.html" target="_blank">http://blogs.yahoo.co.jp/space_ken1/34383500.html</a>Joachim</blockquote>

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