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    Found a Swift Vulcan 7x35 Model 718

    I found this, and thought it might be worth sharing: “Fuji Photo Optical Co. Ltd NATIONALITY: Japanese Part of Fuijifilm Global; created through the takeover of Enomoto Kogaku Seiki Manufacturing Co., Ltd (circa 1944); currently known as Fujinon Corporation.” Enomoto Kogaku Seiki Manufacturing...
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    Found a Swift Vulcan 7x35 Model 718

    Thank you, Bill. I don’t think I asked my question as well as I might have. Not only did Fuji (NOT Fujinon!) use 2 different size prisms, but the larger of the two prisms is asymmetrical. The hypotenuse side is wider on one side, narrower on the other. This asymmetry in a single prism is...
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    Found a Swift Vulcan 7x35 Model 718

    Very much appreciated, Bill. So, these were manufactured by Fuji Sbashin Koki Co. Ltd (JB-8) which I now know IS NOT in any away affiliated with Fujinon (a brand name used by Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd, now known as Fujifilm). I greatly appreciate your pointing that out. I wish I could go back and...
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    Found a Swift Vulcan 7x35 Model 718

    Hi, Bill. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge on this topic. It has been my understanding that Swift contracted Fujinon to design and assemble the optics in this, and several other binoculars (as did Bushnell, most famously with the RangeMaster). It has been my understanding that the...
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    Found a Swift Vulcan 7x35 Model 718

    I happened upon a Swift Vulcan 7x35 Model 718 (FOV=525 feet) made by Fujinon, presumably in the late 1960’s. I know there aren’t many of these floating around, so I thought I might provide some first hand observations. FanTao called them a “Little Jem”, and I can see why. While not quite as wide...
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