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Title: Woot ! great Bino find
Post by: statikpunk on January 13, 2013, 12:36:00 PM
Im so jazzed! this weekend I found in my local pawnshop a pair of vintage leitz trinovids 8x20s in perfect condition.

these have got to be some of the best compact binoculars ever made, and for me personally had become a bit of a search for the holy grail. I couldnt talk them down as much in price as I would have liked but at 225 bucks I think they were well worth the price.
my father has had a pair of the leupold branded ones, for years and I always pined over them.  well finally I found a pair of my own   :)  
  (http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8229/8376349139_d7727ab3a4.jpg) (http://www.flickr.com/photos/45016144@N08/8376349139/)
IMAG0459 (http://www.flickr.com/photos/45016144@N08/8376349139/)  by  statikpunk (http://www.flickr.com/people/45016144@N08/) , on Flickr

if you ever stumble across a pair of these or ones similar, pick them up, they are amazing quality and clarity for the diminutive size, some of the best I have ever seen at any price.
Title: Re: Woot ! great Bino find
Post by: chanumpa on January 13, 2013, 12:52:00 PM
Very Nice!You need good ones were you live.Congrats,I think you did well.
Title: Re: Woot ! great Bino find
Post by: kibok&ko on January 13, 2013, 01:10:00 PM
cool and one of the best fo sure !!!
Title: Re: Woot ! great Bino find
Post by: statikpunk on January 13, 2013, 01:26:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by chanumpa:
Very Nice!You need good ones were you live.Congrats,I think you did well.
yes, my hunting trips live and die by my optics.  Im sure your in the same boat, I have been to bend a couple of times and its a beautiful area of the west, with some very open spaces.
Title: Re: Woot ! great Bino find
Post by: twistedlim on January 13, 2013, 01:35:00 PM
Great glass, plus they slide right into our shirt pocket well and stay out of the way.
Title: Re: Woot ! great Bino find
Post by: Biathlonman on January 13, 2013, 05:12:00 PM
I got the same recently off **** for the same price.  Love those little rascals.  Great glass and so small and light you forget you have them until you need them.
Title: Re: Woot ! great Bino find
Post by: twistedlim on January 13, 2013, 07:13:00 PM
Mine were stolen from my car  :(
Title: Re: Woot ! great Bino find
Post by: statikpunk on January 13, 2013, 07:38:00 PM
QuoteOriginally posted by twistedlim:
Mine were stolen from my car   :(  
oh man that sucks!
Title: Re: Woot ! great Bino find
Post by: daniel boon on January 14, 2013, 08:23:00 AM
Have had mine since new, would have to be over 25 years. Good glass, just be carefull you don't loose them in your pocket.
Title: Re: Woot ! great Bino find
Post by: LONGSTYKES on January 14, 2013, 08:43:00 AM
Great Binos, Love my Leica's. Congrats on a great score.
Title: Re: Woot ! great Bino find
Post by: lunchbucket on January 14, 2013, 10:43:00 AM
Great find you will definitely enjoy them.