Hey all!
Just finished 2 hours of cleaning a set of old 7x50 Zodiac branded Bino's.
Have been using them for a couple of years now with filthy prisims and lens / eyepeices.
At one on stage I think there was, several types of mould growing throughout the set.
Totally dismantled them, cleaned all the prism surfaces and re-assembled successfully.
I was amazed at the clarity, the views are crystal clear and I am impressed with them to say the least.
I can see my 70mm refractor gathering a bit of dust, as the views through the binos are extrodinary. Clusters / doubles are popping out everywhere now.
Has anyone else used one of those old Zodiac sets made in Japan? Did they use reasonable glass in them? I haven't had much of a chance trying other newer bino sets. Could I expect better from sets these days for a reasonable price? Or would these old ones be comparable, to something under $200?