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Posted: 8/30/2015 4:55:36 PM EDT
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I'd sell them and buy a new set of Zeiss. I really like mine.
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Posted: 8/30/2015 4:56:48 PM EDT
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I'd sell them and buy a new set of Zeiss. I really like mine. that is kind of where i am leaning but i wonder if the prices will continue to climb and if there really a high dollar collector niche for these? |
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Posted: 8/30/2015 4:57:21 PM EDT
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I would keep them just for the cool factor.
How heavy are they ? |
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Posted: 8/30/2015 4:59:10 PM EDT
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We need pics
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Posted: 8/30/2015 5:04:40 PM EDT
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Sell!
Get a pair you are going to use. My most recent new pair is a tiny Leica 8x20 Ultravid. They are so light there is no excuse not to have them with you at all times. That has made a difference for me in bird watching and dragonfly watching. For hunting I rely on my old Zeiss 7x42BGATs. Nothing good is cheap, and if you have something that others value more than you do...sell. |
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Posted: 8/30/2015 5:05:10 PM EDT
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As much of a Zeiss fan as I am, I am not very nostalgic and try to be more practical with my gun collection, hunting and related items. Binoculars are like guns in the West, seems everyone has a solid pair in their truck for one reason or another.
Personally, I would sell them because of the above. They do little for me sitting around collecting dust when I could have an up to date, usable, warrantied pair at the ready. Although very cool, if you can make a little scratch on a pair of older used binos than nice job. |
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Posted: 8/30/2015 5:06:55 PM EDT
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that is kind of where i am leaning but i wonder if the prices will continue to climb and if there really a high dollar collector niche for these? Quote HistoryQuoted:
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I'd sell them and buy a new set of Zeiss. I really like mine. that is kind of where i am leaning but i wonder if the prices will continue to climb and if there really a high dollar collector niche for these? Just decide if you want something nice now, or nicer later...Maybe. |
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Posted: 8/30/2015 5:12:56 PM EDT
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We need pics not home but it's the first set in this review... http://www.holgermerlitz.de/six7x40.html |
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Posted: 8/30/2015 5:17:17 PM EDT
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this is a low end example from ebay. mine ae in better shape. i paid under a 100.00 for them years ago.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Carl-Zeiss-Jena-binoculars-7x40-military-east-german-Checkpoint-Charlie-binos-/261759717474?hash=item3cf2185062 |
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Posted: 8/30/2015 5:18:38 PM EDT
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if i sell them, give me a some recommendations on replacements in the 2-300.00 range
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Posted: 8/30/2015 5:20:19 PM EDT
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if they won't be used, just sell them and upgrade...
in a decade you'll be pulling those out of closet and posting this same exact thread... |
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Posted: 8/30/2015 5:23:04 PM EDT
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Posted: 8/30/2015 5:25:54 PM EDT
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if they won't be used, just sell them and upgrade... in a decade you'll be pulling those out of closet and posting this same exact thread... very true and the rubber may be rotting off them by then...lol i use them but a smaller lighter set of equal power and clarity wiuld get used more and i'd feel less guilty using "history" in rough conditions |
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Posted: 8/30/2015 5:27:18 PM EDT
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We need pics not home but it's the first set in this review... http://www.holgermerlitz.de/six7x40.html That's what I thought they were. I'd sell them as far as their replacement, I'm not sure what your needs are. |
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Posted: 8/30/2015 5:30:45 PM EDT
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I'd keep them.
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Posted: 8/30/2015 5:31:19 PM EDT
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That's what I thought they were. I'd sell them as far as their replacement, I'm not sure what your needs are. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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We need pics not home but it's the first set in this review... http://www.holgermerlitz.de/six7x40.html That's what I thought they were. I'd sell them as far as their replacement, I'm not sure what your needs are. search and rescue mostly with occasional general observation in the under 1000yd range. basically i need to be able to see a body sized object clearly inside 1k. <reality more like 6-700 in most areas> decent low light capability and not a super high power as 90% of usage will be off hand not supported. |
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Posted: 8/30/2015 5:34:03 PM EDT
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I have a pair of those.
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Posted: 8/30/2015 5:37:59 PM EDT
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I would buy a nice set of nikon. I love all my nikon optics. camera, scope, spotting scope.
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Posted: 8/30/2015 5:43:42 PM EDT
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What's an IR tag?
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Posted: 8/30/2015 5:46:12 PM EDT
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What's an IR tag? it's a flip down lens cover that is supposed to detect ir signatures... ie NVG illuminators. |
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Posted: 8/30/2015 5:49:32 PM EDT
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I would sell them.
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Posted: 8/30/2015 9:42:09 PM EDT
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Curious. Hope this isn't a hijack. I bought a couple pair of "Russian Military Binoculars" off a guy on the old snipercountry board a long time ago. They are pristine. They came in a hard green plastic case. The binos themselves have no "armor" per se, glass is amazing. They're 8x30. Only marking is on the left "tube" and is says 68Mx30 (it's not a 6 but the squared off 6-ish looking second letter of the Cyrillic alphabet). And underneath that is 50k109.
Anyone know anything? |
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Posted: 8/31/2015 7:38:01 AM EDT
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In the 2-300 price range I would go with a Nikon Monarch 5 8x42.
If you can find a used Monarch 7 8x42 I would choose that in the same price range. 8x42 are a good compromise between decent field of view, power, and exit pupil performance in lower light. The mid-range Nikons are quite good for the price. Pentax and Vortex are also considerations. I especially like the Vortex Viper line (but for your price range you would have to find them used). I have a pair of Vortex Viper 6x32 that are exceptionally clear and bright. Birding sites are the places to find objective reviews of binos. Hunting sites...not so much. A hunters idea of a great bino is how tough it is when he manages to slide down a cliff face and lands on his binos. The binos survived = great binos. 
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Posted: 8/31/2015 7:48:44 AM EDT
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I would sell em and get some newer ones.
IMHO |
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