For Michael Downey who notes;
prism covers had only anodised finish, they were never painted
My black one has painted covers on the left side with anodised plates on the right and anodised knurled ocular barrels (but painted scale rings below).
For Wpgbinocular - comparing my one with a blc 10x50, I think you're right - the beh has (despite my earlier post) a similar FOV. Whether it was worth the extra glass involved (the right field lens protrudes 8mm out of the mount) is another matter.
Maybe (as some have suggested) Leitz was indeed using up old stock - the field lens on the left side protrudes less and has an alloy band not present on the right one.
prism covers had only anodised finish, they were never painted
My black one has painted covers on the left side with anodised plates on the right and anodised knurled ocular barrels (but painted scale rings below).
For Wpgbinocular - comparing my one with a blc 10x50, I think you're right - the beh has (despite my earlier post) a similar FOV. Whether it was worth the extra glass involved (the right field lens protrudes 8mm out of the mount) is another matter.
Maybe (as some have suggested) Leitz was indeed using up old stock - the field lens on the left side protrudes less and has an alloy band not present on the right one.
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