If the balsam or cement is at fault a skilled astro worker could fix it. Many non specialists really believe the binoculars they sell to be good, even when clearly out of alignment and with other faults. In actual fact only about one in five are actually duds, so I have done better than my odds. It amazes me the lengths some here go to to get problems resolves.īut we are all different and have different priorities. I expect one in three of my purchases to be a dud. So, all of that nonsense being said, anyone here ever disassemble this cluster, clean it, and successfully reassemble for a dramatic improvement? Should I just give up and return both?Īttached is, perspective-wise, a better (I hope) photo of their relative proportions. I am not a true collector, but more of a very dense student who learns by experience, but. Just a "thing" not a justifiable affinity. I like the old binoculars, even though this one is as old or older than I.
Without the haze, I bet, they would be jaw-dropping for their size. They are very interesting binoculars, and even with the haze, potentially impressive. But, on the other hand, he could have just ignored me after the sale. I really perceive that I was pretty screwed on the deal, and now with the only options the guy is offering. I normally hate to discuss price and such, but I do NOT want to take advantage of this guy, but also do not want taken advantage of myself. I do understand that he made a "package" deal with me.
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So, would I be better off sending BOTH back for a full refund? I cannot really criticize the seller, except for being rigid. Am I wrong? I could never resell it for more than that, could I? I would NEVER withhold the info on the haze, so I just do not think they are worth more than that. I want to keep the Leitz, and work on it for $125. The guy is demanding BOTH be sent back, neither sent back, or else he will not negotiate. NEITHER of them are remotely close to "like new". However, I want to return the Zeiss, because they sold both of them to me as "used, like new". I do not want to take advantage of the seller. Since they made a package deal, I am not expecting to get a full $200 refund for the Zeiss. The ratio, based on the original prices, would end up around $100 for the Leitz and $200 for the Zeiss. The diopter adjustment is so stiff that it is almost useless. The Zeiss have an issue with the focus knob falling off. I talked them down, and made a deal to buy these and a set of Zeiss Diafun (think this is the model name) 10x30s. They had originally wanted $200 for them. However, I asked them about this issue specifically prior to purchasing them. They are claiming ignorance, and are probably truthful. I am actually currently negotiating a resolution with the seller. So, I doubt I could ever get my money back. I could never sell these to someone without disclosing this defect.
Is it worth it? Is it better to just leave them as is? Is the potential improvement so significant that taking a chance like this would prove to be minimal vs the benefit? I will email them, and see what they have to say.ĭo either of you, or anyone else for that matter, know if the prism cluster needs to be replaced, re-silvered, or just internally cleaned? I MIGHT be willing to attempt cleaning them myself, but this would be a very serious undertaking with many opportunities for failure. If the cost is less than I have read elsewhere, for this specific correction, I might reconsider. Primarily, the fact that they have no sentimental value to me negates the idea. But, I am not sure that these are worth sending to SOR. SOR has done wonderful things with a set I have sent to them.
I think it is between the prisms, as in, where they are glued together. After closer examination, and a bit of research, I am afraid that the issue exists internally. Now, the "fogging" I mentioned, is better described as a haze. ID of the objective end "dewshield" is 35mm. So, at the time of my last post, I was hoping there was an alternative way to figure it out. 41-1R5, 5M 6-61 (1961) Leitz Technishcher Katalog 1, Stand 1984.I had intended on measuring the objective end, but, honestly, I had misplaced my calipers. "Highest light transmission of any binocular" from 1953 NY Price List
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Leitz / Leica "Binoculars" data courtesy of Peter Abrahams Code Nameįirst commercially available Leitz binocularsĨ x 26 IF 1914-ca.1926 also monocular MOMONĪlso monocular MONOFOREST 735 gm / 26 oz
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