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I currently have this Zeiss binoculars from the 80s (therefore the emphasis on "west germany"). They work good enough and are ok-ish sharp, but i think contrast and color rendering are not very good.

I would be interested what others use and what experiences you have with it.

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[–] Someonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Huh. I thought Zeiss only made CT scanners and X Ray machines like the Metrotom. Kinda neat they do optics as well.

[–] cr1cket@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 week ago

They were an optics company long before they did other things too as far as i know.

[–] HejMedDig@feddit.dk 3 points 1 week ago

Also a one of the biggest western optical lens manufacturer

[–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

When Sony launched the e-mount a lot of their top tier glass was co-branded with Sony and Zeiss logos. Example. They've been making optics since the 1840s