Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Marc - you wrote - among other subjects too numerous to mention: I own more Jena or Docter binoculars than I do West German Zeiss >binoculars -- which, by the way, are made is a small German town named >Wetzlar. And I have an APO-Televid, as well, though I'm STILL waiting for >the zoom eyepiece and camera adaptor to come in -- does the Royal Navy STILL >blockade Germany? > >In any event, I love both branches of Zeiss and Leica as well and use their >equipment with admiration and respect. > Questions: a) Why does anyone need more than one pair of binos? I have a pair of Swift Skipper 7x50s which I purchased for a laughable sum some 20 years ago. They have proved invaluable in avoiding embarassing situations navigating my way up and down the River Shannon (Europe's longest navigable waterway) for the past six years or so. You guys ought to try it some time - the Shannon is one of the world's most photogenic waterways. b) What is an APO-Televid, and does it truly wash whiter? c) (Answer really) - the Royal Navy still blockades everywhere. The only problem is that that no-one notices. d) On my trusty Mac, it's taken me 30 seconds (via Eudora) to ensure that you get a personal reply, and that the Group gets their copy. To echo that guru: "If it ain't broke, don't fix it" - and that applies to Leicas as well. Slan Alex Alex Hurst The Brambles Ballymaw Waterfall Nr. Cork Ireland Tel: +353 21 543 328 email: corkflor@iol.ie