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  1. Omid

    Interview with Zeiss Senior Optical Scientist

    Ed, It is one thing to allow certain amount of distortion in the visual field of binoculars so that they don't cause visual discomfort while panning across. It is quite another thing to think the product designers are influenced by Gibson, Kaufman, Fender, etc. Gibson's research has been...
  2. Omid

    Interview with Zeiss Senior Optical Scientist

    Lee and Edmund: You are both welcome. Binastro: I have not bought a new phone since 2015. I have a Blackberry. I don't use any apps and I am not on any social media. If you hate to see a new phone introduced every 6 months, then you should look at what is happening in the "fast fashion...
  3. Omid

    Interview with Zeiss Senior Optical Scientist

    Hi Edmund, Allow me to answer your first question on behalf of a hypothetical optical designer who works in a hypothetical prestigious sports optics company: The updates to an existing alpha-class binocular model are not driven by technical reasons. However, "change" is needed for marketing...
  4. Omid

    Interview with Zeiss Senior Optical Scientist

    Hi Hermann, The hint I gave was based on information from highly-credible sources. Hi Lee, Thanks for the advice. I will try to take my binoculars and go out more often. As you said, I am an isolated person "birdforum-wise", but not nearly as isolated when it comes to the sports optics...
  5. Omid

    Interview with Zeiss Senior Optical Scientist

    Hello Lee, Thank you very much for the interview. Soon, Zeiss is going to announce their exit from the hunting optics market (i.e. no more Zeiss riflescopes) This will give Herr Steinich ample time to balance the weight distribution in all Zeiss binoculars and spotting scopes. ;) -Omid
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