Another bino thread ohh dear!!!!!!!!!!!

[Simjim33]

I took my mum stalking this morning. She has always been curious to see why I get up at stupid o'clock in the morning. When she asked me last night " what do I bring with me?" I told her if she had binoculars to bring them.

My mum then turned up this morning with a set of ziess she had bought my dad for his birthday in 1979.

All i can say is that they were better than the ones I was using by a long way. So impressed am I that I have been surching eBay all day long now for a set of my own. I'm going to end up saving a packet on what I was going to spend on a set of low enders.

Nice one ziess

 

[RED-DOT]

Dream on... bino technology has moved on leaps and bounds since then.. but if you think otherwise you haven't tried todays products.

 

[dlz90]

Carl zeiss jena jenoptem ahh!! excellent binoculars though its true binoculars have moved on quite a bit since then especially ergonomically, those old multicoated ziess lens if you find a well looked after pair, really will hold their own against all manner of new binoculars IMHO especially considering you might get a real bargain for £100 or so if you do try to purchase 1970s era ziess jenas just be sure not to buy fake check all models have DDR stamp and have 7 digit serial nos good luck!!!!


just noticed these on ebay look really nice 7x50s
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Carl-Zeis...phy_Binoculars_Monoculars&hash=item45fc2ddb3a

 

[Simjim33]

Dream on... bino technology has moved on leaps and bounds since then.. but if you think otherwise you haven't tried todays products.

Thank you For that. You missed the point I think. I never even told you the make I'm using at the moment did I !!!!

 

[Simjim33]

Carl zeiss jena jenoptem ahh!! excellent binoculars though its true binoculars have moved on quite a bit since then especially ergonomically, those old multicoated ziess lens if you find a well looked after pair, really will hold their own against all manner of new binoculars IMHO especially considering you might get a real bargain for £100 or so if you do try to purchase 1970s era ziess jenas just be sure not to buy fake check all models have DDR stamp and have 7 digit serial nos good luck!!!!


just noticed these on ebay look really nice 7x50s
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Carl-Zeis...phy_Binoculars_Monoculars&hash=item45fc2ddb3a

I'm watching those already. Nice tip about the DDR stamp cheers. I will get a nice new pair of binos one day

 

[Hornet 6]

But did your Mum enjoy herself ?

Neil.

 

[danimal]

Carl zeiss jena jenoptem

i got a pair of 10x50s you can have for £150 if you want them, they are in the original zeiss case and good nick!

 

[Cyres]

Excellent bins, my late grandmother got me a pair from Argos probably 30yrs ago, lived in my car for years indispensible when i was pigeon shooting. They may be an old fashion design but they are not much optically inferior to my 10x42HD Geovids!!

Just a little bulky.

D

 

[Simjim33]

Carl zeiss jena jenoptem

i got a pair of 10x50s you can have for £150 if you want them, they are in the original zeiss case and good nick!

Many thanks I will let you know

 

[Simjim33]

But did your Mum enjoy herself ?

Neil.

She loved it mate. she said she found it educational. Once she cracked on where to look she was a demon spotter.