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  1. johnbaz

    Some bins incoming!..

    Hi all These are another fleabay buy, Simmons 7x42 Mod1800 (With BaK4 prisms).. I did loads of searching but found absolutely nothing about them so I had to bid on them just out of curiosity!! Honestly, I'm not sure if these are Porro's or roof prism, I'm leaning towards porro's though...
  2. johnbaz

    Mirador find on Facebook!

    Hi all I found this Mirador 22-47x75 scope on Facebook marketplace, It had been dropped from £40 to £25, Couldn't turn it down so cheaply!! Unfortunately there was no case and the eyepiece cover was missing but it's still a nice clear view through it!! John 🙂
  3. johnbaz

    Opticron Polarex II 8x40 (Ebay win!)

    Hi all I was browsing through the Bins on fleaby when this Opticron Polarex II 8x40 Rubber aroured binocular with a 6.5° fov was close to finishing with no bids! Opening bid was £15 with £6 P&P, managed to get a £35 bid on just as it was finishing! I won it for £17 + the P&P!! 😯 I've had a...
  4. johnbaz

    Couple of Fox cubs at the bottom of the garden..

    I went down the garden to the bottom greenhouse to check on my Bonsai trees when something caught my eye, They both hid when I appeared but when I went in the greenhouse they came back out! Strangely, When I came out I watched them for a short while, They seemed to lose their fear pretty...
  5. johnbaz

    Zeiss Dekarem 10x50 cheapo's!!

    Hi all These popped up in the marketplace on facebook literally five mins from me for £10!! I went to look at them knowing that they'd had a hard life!, The focus seemed siezed at first but once moved it became free, They were the chaps fathers that he used for birding, Unfortunately there's...
  6. johnbaz

    Another purchase, Bulova Snorkel 666 reissue.

    Hi all I recently bought another watch, Wanted this as soon as I saw it, It's a Bulova Red Devil diver reissue, The original ones were released in the 1960's and had Bulova in house movements within, Citizen own the brand now so there's a Miyota auto/man wind fitted.. It's 44mm across and...
  7. johnbaz

    Another Piccolo 60mm!

    Hi all I won another Piccolo on fleabay, I put a £40 bid on it and forgot about it!, I never thought i'd win it so didn't pay for it until the next day!! Have to say, It's a very compact scope so would be great for taking on hols and such, It said in the description that it's a 60mm x40 zoom...
  8. johnbaz

    Tecnar 10x50 from Ebay..

    Hi all A few weeks ago I bought these Swift 10x50 Tecnar from fleabay which were described being in excellent condition and working well but no case.. They really were clean when they arrived and the lenses were very clear and bright when I looked through from the objective end but when I...
  9. johnbaz

    Nikon 9x25 Compacts..

    Hi all A few days ago I sent payment for these smashing little compacts!, I think they're quite old and there doesn't seem to be much reference on the net to them! Anyhow, They arrived today and have to say, I'm really happy with them!, I didn't really expect much of them for £20 posted but...
  10. johnbaz

    Foxy Loxy scoffing the cats food!

    Hi all This sod used to chase our cat Huckle and scare her half to death (She was a small cat!), Caught it scoffing her fiood at the bottom of the garden!! Sorry the pics aren't very good, I'm worse than useless with a camera!! ☹️ John 👍
  11. johnbaz

    I bought the Audubon BUT!!! 😥

    Hi all I went yesterday and tried the Aubon mk2's, They were scruffy but worked well with a lovely clear and bright view, I arrived home and removed the dirt, Also made a repair to the case then when I tried them on my back garden I noticed the focus getting a little tight in one spot, It...
  12. johnbaz

    Crikey! Done it again!!

    Put a cheeky bid on this old Kenko Green Field spotting scope, Not sure of the objective lens dia as they come in 63 and 80mm, I'm thinking it will be a 63mm one, It was listed as 20x50 when it's actually a 20-50 zoom scope!! Sellers pics.. I think these are Japanese so I think it will...
  13. johnbaz

    Going to have a look at a Yukon tomorrow!!

    Hi all I'm going to view a Yukon Advanced Optics 6-100x100 tomorrow, The strange scopes that's like two in one!, The lower mag scope is 6-25x25, This can be switched over to the large one below which is 25-100x100! I've read some good reviews and some bad ones, There's a thread or two on here...
  14. johnbaz

    Audubon mear to me!

    Hi all These are advertised about ten mins from me at £50 They look like the mk2 but unfortunately the sellers pics are even worse than my feeble attempts!, I can't see the mk2 text, I'm not up on these but they're deffo not the 805 version, What would be the general opinion on these...
  15. johnbaz

    Steinheil 8x40, Munich

    Sorry, I already did this thread some months ago! Ooops! I already posted about these bins!
  16. johnbaz

    I think I bought fake Bushnells!!

    Hi all Last year I visited a vintage airgun fayre (I collect airguns but rarely shoot them!), I picked up a Bushnell Birding Series 10x42, I found them again today and decided upon a bit of Googling to find out about them and all the pics I found were different at the front of the focus tube...
  17. johnbaz

    Some of my recently acquired watches..

    Hi all I'm afraid i've been buying watches whilst being furloughed from work due to the C19 (Asthmatic), It's too easy to buy online now, Especially when you set your mind on something!! Hamilton King Khaki Qtz, I bought this new as the used ones seem to go for almost as much!! This is a...
  18. johnbaz

    Strange thing on Citation bins!

    Hi all Had these old Japanese 'Citation' porro's for ages and only just noticed there's different JB numbers on each side of the hinge!! |^| Maybe one side was made at Itabashi Kogaku Kikai Seisakujo Inc.,Tokyo (JB22) and the other (JB32) was made at the Miyako Seiki Co. Ltd |:$||:$| Anyone...
  19. johnbaz

    Acuter ST22-67x 100B Field Scope from Ebay..

    Hi all I quite fancied this, It was on ebay for £125 bin or offer, I got it for £115, It's coming with the lens covers and a bag, Supposedly it's a stay on bag but apparently difficult to use the scope whilst fitted!! I liked the method of fitting a camera where the rubber eye cup is removed...
  20. johnbaz

    Scope overland 9x35..

    Hi all Had these for years, When I looked through the objective end, There's a crack that can be seen in one of the internal lenses, Viewing the correct way doesn't show it at all though! :cool: These are lovely clear bins though, Bright too! :t: EDIT- Sorry, I don't know why I put Overland...
  21. johnbaz

    Russian Komz 8x30 question..

    Hi all I have two of these Bins, Both from the local bootsale, The better condition ones were £10, The not so good ones (Optically fine but cosmetically challenged!) were around a fiver, These ones came with orange filters for the ocular end, They were stuck in place with 55 years worth of...
  22. johnbaz

    Lumenised?

    Hi all I have a Japanes Aloma Comet 12x50 binocular that has 'Lumenised' printed on, Does anyone know what this means with Binoculars as i've never been able to find out!! Cheers, john :t:
  23. johnbaz

    Steinheil 8x40 bins..

    Hi all I've had these bins for some years now and never found out much about them! They're very nice old glasses with what seems to be a somewhat brown coloured lens coating rather than the more usual blue! They're nice and clear but nowhere near the quality of the Nikon's I have! The...
  24. johnbaz

    Some of my Swift bins..

    Hi all I think I have around five or six Swift binoculars, The 12x50 just seem wonderfully 'old fashioned'!! From memory they're nicely sharp and quite heavy!! The 10x50 are lightweight and don't have the quality feel of the heavyweight 12x50.. The Ascot's are nice as are the 8x40 Tecnars...
  25. johnbaz

    My Nikon Monarch 8x42..

    Hi all I bought this binocular more than five years ago second hand (I know it's more than five years as the exif data for the pics says 2015) How do I find out what gen they are please? Have to say, These are probably the brightest and most crisp bins that I own, They're a pleasure to use :t:
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