Hello dries1,Nice glass, question, how is the view?
Hello Dries,Thanks Arthur, I have seen a few of these, but the view was obstructed, (the dreaded fungus) and assorted debris. Clean samples like yours are quite rare.
Hello Patudo,...
I wonder if the advantage of a long binocular in steadiness is in having more to grip/change your grip, as much as actual balance or weight distribution. At one point the trend was very much towards short porros (Zeiss West and CZJ porros with air spaced tele-objectives, some of which are featured in the link to Tobias's site). I find long roof binoculars like the 7x42 Dialyt steadier than those; but think it's more the roof design (barrels closer together) than the length, as I get along well with shorter roofs quite well.
Several models of binoculars built for naval forces had small canisters of silica gel for removal of moisture.Hello Dries,
There was a German 7x50 model with drying canisters, which may have resisted the fungus problem. I cannot recall if it was Leitz or a Zeiss model.
Stay safe,
Arthur