Refreshing to see such sanity!Hello,
Today, I decided to use my Zeiss 8x40 Victory I binocular, which I bought about 21 years ago, and was my first modern high quality glass. It almost the same size as my Zeiss 8x32 SF, but rather heavier. This binocular was much maligned when introduced. There were objections to its smell, how the neck strap was attached, the focussing was anti-clockwise to infinity, its glare control could be better and it had insufficient suppression of chromatic aberrations.
Yes, I could perceive colour fringing under extremely unfavourable conditions, but I never found that a problem in use. I am sure that examining the image with a booster might have shown chromatic aberrations. The smell has disappeared and I never found the neck strap attachments problematic. I found the image to be bright and contrasty. With a 7.7º FOV, and a very smooth focussing, it gives a very comfortable view. Shortly after purchase, I settled on 8x32 binoculars for most bird watching.View attachment 1545839
Today, this binocular helped me see:
American robins
white throat sparrows
blue jays
mallards
northern shovellers
hooded mergansers
American black duck
mourning doves
American crows
a fox sparrow
tufted titmice and
a downy woodpecker.
Stay safe,
Arthur
Attick treasure 😜Great condition
Congrats! It's a lovely little bino, isn't it? Yours is in better condition than mine. Strange that it doesn't have the serial number with the manufacturing date on it. Mine's from 1978. I'm not sure when they were discontinued. But sometime in the 80's I think they changed the coatings and they no longer had the purple tint.This beautiful little 6x24 Porro from the former USSR arrived yesterday.
Thanks Philipp. Yes it is a lovely little bino and more useful then i had thought. I found that it works good side by side a higher magnification bino, e.g. 12x50.Congrats! It's a lovely little bino, isn't it? Yours is in better condition than mine. Strange that it doesn't have the serial number with the manufacturing date on it. Mine's from 1978. I'm not sure when they were discontinued. But sometime in the 80's I think they changed the coatings and they no longer had the purple tint.
The first two numbers are the manufacturing date. It was made in 1970.Thanks Philipp. Yes it is a lovely little bino and more useful then i had thought. I found that it works good side by side a higher magnification bino, e.g. 12x50.
There is a serial number (see picture) but no manufacturing date.