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Message: <blockquote data-quote="smurf.for.mark" data-source="post: 1316967" data-attributes="member: 63586">well i got them this morning, first impressions though unpacking  and getting the first look at them left me a little underwhelmed, there were a few problems noticed before looking through them.the eye piece bridges were loose, diopter was also loose as was the focus wheel with a fare amount of slop thrown in. general condition appeared good with most of the paint intact and lenses were scratch free and clean, they do look and feel well made.all above problems were fixed with out to much hassle with the addition of two extra brass shims, one to take up the slop in the focus wheel which is now smooth and firm and one to take up the slack causing the loose ep bridges which are now tight.tightning the three screws around the diopter a little has made it a little firmer and is now no longer a problem.taking a look through them out the window made me feel better as the view was impressive. yes there is a slight yellow cast that can be seen in pic three through the objective against the carpet but no more so than on my lidle store bought £9.99 meade/bresser 10x50's infact i took them down the beach with me lunch time for a walk as it is a nice day and didnt really notice it at all.they are collimated beautifully, the insides are clean and clear and the centre 50% of the fov is very sharp and the optics look to be well alighned with a very even comfortable image, the image quality does drop of towards the edge but its not to bad.  dont seem to "notice" any CA or pincussion/barrel distortion. eye relief is not good though... if you need to ware glasses when viewing these wont suit you.they look to be seeled with greasy leather washers on the eye piece sliding tubes and have a putty like substance seeling the front and rear plates as well as the objective lenses... rain and splash proof definatly if there kept ep up with a rain guard on but probably wouldnt survive a dunking?objective lenses appear to have a single anti reflective coating with there blue tint and the eye piece glass seems to have a strong purple hue with a blue hint depending how the light hits them.case is in very good nick, just a little dusty inside and date stamped 1989.obviously they are not as sharp as my opticrons but still... they are impressive concidering how little they can cost.after some minor repairs and a little external cleaning im very pleased with these for the money, they are far better than the usual cheap vintage offerings... why people bother buying new cheap sub £100 bins i dont know?heres a few pics including one shot through the bins using a 2mp phone camera held up to the ep. notice the absence of any strong yellow hue!cheers mark</blockquote>

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