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049_cricket
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Posted: May/04/2005 at 20:36 |
I have come across what appears to be some Leitz "trinovid" glasses
marked made in portugal. I don't know, but I'd venture a guess to say
that they are 8x28-30 or something in that range. They are compact and
in good working order. I was wondering if anyone could tell me more
about these and possibly what the going value of these are.
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Chris Farris
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They are the predecessor to the Leica Trinovid. Leica is a contraction that stands for Leitz Camera. The model you are referring to sounds like the model that they also made for Leupold and called them "Gold Ring" years ago. Are they individual eye focus or do they have a center focus and an objective focus? Are they rubber armored?
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049_cricket
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They are not rubber armored. They have a center focus knob and on the right objective lens is the parralax?
Heres a pic
When would these have been produced?
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Chris Farris
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Made in the 80's in the Leica owned and built Portugal factory. Also sold and marketed as Leupold Gold Ring binoculars. The right on focus was moved to the objective to make it more user friendly. It is a one time focus to compensate for your eyes being different, has nothing to do with parallax. A reticle has to be present in order for parallax to exist. Today they are worth around $200.
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