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  1. J

    Spent A Week With The 7x35 Retrovid...

    Yep😊
  2. J

    Spent A Week With The 7x35 Retrovid...

    The case is so small, light and flexible, I don’t even notice it.
  3. J

    Spent A Week With The 7x35 Retrovid...

    I had one and used it from 1981 till it bit the dust in the late 90s. I loved it, used it backpacking in the mountains and sailing across the ocean. I did over ten crossings with it. The salt water and being banged around in rough seas did them end. I made the mistake of having them repaired by...
  4. J

    Spent A Week With The 7x35 Retrovid...

    Great review and I agree with all you said. The retro 1960s look was a big deal to me. I remember seeing them in the 1960s Eddie Bauer catalog and dreaming about them. I finally got a pair around 1980, they were damaged beyond reasonable repair in the mid 90s. So when Leica came out with this...
  5. J

    Spent A Week With The 7x35 Retrovid...

    Remember when 7x35 was the most common size binocular? Bausch and Lomb had a nice nine power, but that was considered extreme.😊
  6. J

    Spent A Week With The 7x35 Retrovid...

    Scott, I think you just have to try a pair. See what you think.
  7. J

    Spent A Week With The 7x35 Retrovid...

    To me they are absolutely on par with my 8x42 Ultravid BRs which are still very very good binoculars. CA doesn’t particularly bother me, but I feel the 7x35s have a little less. The big 5mm exit pupil is really nice, but the Ultravids are fine. I also have 8x32 and 10x42 SEs, the Retrovids hold...
  8. J

    Spent A Week With The 7x35 Retrovid...

    Perfect analogy! I own two turntables, both since early 80s. A totally manual Sonographe with a nice tonearm and cartridge which supposedly sounds better and a fully automatic B&O tangential drive that looks cool and works great.
  9. J

    Spent A Week With The 7x35 Retrovid...

    Absolutely agree, that’s a huge plus. It was mentally hard for me to do when I first got my Ultravids years ago, now it’s the only way to fly. I just clean these Retrovids the old fashioned way, it works fine, but the dip under the sink sure would be easier and safer on the glass.
  10. J

    Spent A Week With The 7x35 Retrovid...

    I think a good if not major part of the Retrovid appeal is its style. Leica, from their cameras to binoculars, seem to put a high priority or emphasis on really cool industrial design. Their stuff just looks cooler, always has, including the old Leitz Trinovid binoculars. There was nothing to...
  11. J

    Spent A Week With The 7x35 Retrovid...

    Did they ever make a 7x42 BL? I sure wish they would come out with a scaled down 7x35 Ultravid BL. That would answer all the complaints about slow focus and lack of waterproofing of the Retrovid. As for armoring, I personally prefer the lighter leatherette, but if armor is important, there’s...
  12. J

    Spent A Week With The 7x35 Retrovid...

    Obviously you don’t need it, it’s just kind of useless trying to use it like my Ultravid case. I was trying, but the strap hangs out and prevents the one way zipper from completely closing around the binoculars. I saw the snap flap where you put the strap through, but like you, I didn’t like the...
  13. J

    Spent A Week With The 7x35 Retrovid...

    I’ve recently, this past week or so, have been using the lightweight leather zip case as it was designed to be used. With my Ultravids I simply pull them out of the nice cordura case, leave the case in my truck and carry these ultra weatherproof binos around my neck. With these bins I’ve learned...
  14. J

    Spent A Week With The 7x35 Retrovid...

    I’ve been using the 7x35 for almost a year now. I also have an 8x42 Ultravid, 8x32 Nikon SE, 10x42 SE and since a few days ago a nice little Swarovski 7x21 Curio. Over the last few weeks I was able to compare the Retrovid side by side with friends 8x30 Swarovski CL, Zeiss Dialyct 7x42 and a...
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