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"We do not regret buying our Leica in 1999 and expect it to last another 20 years.
When I bought my first bins paid £150, one year later upgraded paid £330 then 2 years later finally bought what I should have bought in the first place for £700 and they are garenteed for 30 years. The wife only bought one pair for £700!"
Well, thirty years ago I bought Leitz Trinovids and the wife got Zeiss Dialyts, the very best and they've been in almost daily use since, and they hardly ever see the inside of a case. So they've lasted "the lifetime' we expected.
BUT last year I replaced our similarly aged Optolyth 30x75 scope & whilst field testing possibilities at WWT Martinmere I also looked thro' a few bins and was absolutely blown away by the image quality. Bins in the £400-£500 range were far superior to my own, and Leica's current equivalent of my Trinovids were startlingly better than mine. Apparently it's not that the glass quality has improved it's mostly down to the lens coatings that reduce "fringing".
Guess what, in the new year I'll be "trading down" - I don't need the next pair to last 30 years
"We do not regret buying our Leica in 1999 and expect it to last another 20 years.
When I bought my first bins paid £150, one year later upgraded paid £330 then 2 years later finally bought what I should have bought in the first place for £700 and they are garenteed for 30 years. The wife only bought one pair for £700!"
Well, thirty years ago I bought Leitz Trinovids and the wife got Zeiss Dialyts, the very best and they've been in almost daily use since, and they hardly ever see the inside of a case. So they've lasted "the lifetime' we expected.
BUT last year I replaced our similarly aged Optolyth 30x75 scope & whilst field testing possibilities at WWT Martinmere I also looked thro' a few bins and was absolutely blown away by the image quality. Bins in the £400-£500 range were far superior to my own, and Leica's current equivalent of my Trinovids were startlingly better than mine. Apparently it's not that the glass quality has improved it's mostly down to the lens coatings that reduce "fringing".
Guess what, in the new year I'll be "trading down" - I don't need the next pair to last 30 years
Hi
Good informative post from a user, what did you replace the Optolyth with if you don't mind me asking?
Being a bit of a binocular collector I have to say that these days it's my eyes that are the weak link - not the bins.
I have three pairs of 70s/80s vintage Zeiss bins which were top notch in their day - and can still hold their own today, but I have to agree with an earlier poster, some of the cheaper bins these days are excellent quality. So much so that unless your eyes are in perfect condition you'll notice little difference between the £1000+ ones and those you can get for £150 or so.
I recently aquired a pair of Opticron 10x50 poro prisms and apart from the narrower field of view I can't really distinguish any performance difference between those and my Zeiss.
I looked at a pair of the Lidl 10x50s (Bresser??) a while ago and was quite taken aback by the performance for the price (£16.99 I think).
So I would say go for a cheapie if it gets you started, at that price you'll not be so upset when you drop them down the river bank and put the optics out of line.
Maybe I'll take a look at that Lidl scope on offer Thursday - it is getting near to Xmas after all isn't it?
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I would check what size the objective (front) lens of the Lidl scope is, it looks to me on the photo that it might only be 60mm. The Jessops scope has an 80mm lens (brighter image).
I would check what size the objective (front) lens of the Lidl scope is, it looks to me on the photo that it might only be 60mm. The Jessops scope has an 80mm lens (brighter image).
You're probably right - but I only go out in the sunshine.
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