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<blockquote data-quote="yobuck" data-source="post: 2846463" data-attributes="member: 12443"><p>That is true, but it dosent answer the question as to how much a good quality optic will cost.</p><p>Fact is that the quality of good optics hasent changed very much since WW2.</p><p>What has changed, is the quality of the coatings on the lenses as compared to years back.</p><p>Consider that untill the latter part of WW2, there were no coatings at all being used on any optics from any country.</p><p>Yet if you will take a (clean) pair of quality binoculars from that era, such as Bausch & Lomb for example, you might be very surprised as to the quality of the viewing.</p><p>In the 50s and 60s one of the best and most popular binoculars were the Bausch & Lomb Zepher model, which was produced in various sizes. Jack O Conner for example could have used any glasses he wanted, but he used B & L zephers.</p><p>Today you can find very nice clean ones on E Bay for about a hundred dollars.</p><p>Yet people will spend ten times or more for ones having no better quality.</p><p>Same goes for spotting scopes, there has never been a better quality scope made than the B & L balscope, made from the late 50s into the 70s. Again, they can be found in good condition on E Bay for very low cost.</p><p>We have several sets of them in a twin setup we use for long range glassing. Back in the day, they were offered in a twin setup as a catalog item .</p><p>Same goes for the (older) model Bushnell Spacemasters, very good quality at a very low cost when bought on EBay.</p><p>And you can select what ever power eyepiece you like with either of those.</p><p>Problem is that over time all things need cleaning.</p><p>Proper storage can help considerably, but that dosent help internally. They all need cleaning eventually.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="yobuck, post: 2846463, member: 12443"] That is true, but it dosent answer the question as to how much a good quality optic will cost. Fact is that the quality of good optics hasent changed very much since WW2. What has changed, is the quality of the coatings on the lenses as compared to years back. Consider that untill the latter part of WW2, there were no coatings at all being used on any optics from any country. Yet if you will take a (clean) pair of quality binoculars from that era, such as Bausch & Lomb for example, you might be very surprised as to the quality of the viewing. In the 50s and 60s one of the best and most popular binoculars were the Bausch & Lomb Zepher model, which was produced in various sizes. Jack O Conner for example could have used any glasses he wanted, but he used B & L zephers. Today you can find very nice clean ones on E Bay for about a hundred dollars. Yet people will spend ten times or more for ones having no better quality. Same goes for spotting scopes, there has never been a better quality scope made than the B & L balscope, made from the late 50s into the 70s. Again, they can be found in good condition on E Bay for very low cost. We have several sets of them in a twin setup we use for long range glassing. Back in the day, they were offered in a twin setup as a catalog item . Same goes for the (older) model Bushnell Spacemasters, very good quality at a very low cost when bought on EBay. And you can select what ever power eyepiece you like with either of those. Problem is that over time all things need cleaning. Proper storage can help considerably, but that dosent help internally. They all need cleaning eventually. [/QUOTE]
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