A 10 x 52 looks great but has only a 50 degree field. The 8 x 58, and the ED glass 10 x 58 & 15 x 58, introduced September 2001, look excellent. = Subject: Various web sightings -Minox, Germany, has some unusual binoculars. I will let you know if I get any more information. It could have been a prototype submitted for government contract. It would be interesting to see if anyone on the list knows anything about this pair. I believe the mariner body is plastic so this pairs construction is similar to Steiner. Peter = Subject: Fujinon Mariner 7x50 From: _m (On ebay was) a rubber armored version of the Fujinon Mariner 7x50. In 1919, Bamberg began the process of joining with Otto Toepfer, Hermann Wanschaff, and Hans Heele, to form Askania, also renowned for the finest quality instruments. Since Sollux & Hellux are Busch names, it seems likely that Bamberg acted as agent.
Michael Simonsen -Bamberg manufactured some of the finest astronomical and geodetic instruments, but not binoculars, unless these products were not listed in catalogs or histories. The swedish company mentioned last time has a logo.take a look if you like: Hope to get back here with some more detailed info some time soon. Has anyone heard of a Voigtländer 18x80? looks like a Zeiss Delfort in configuration. The numbers seems to be factory model numbers. This comes from an offer, the company sent to the danish army in 1919.
= Subject: News from Denmark From: More from Copenhagen: Sollux Nr 66, Sollux nr 88, and Hellux nr 208 are all made or at least sold by: Werkstätten für Präzisions-Mechanik und Optik, Carl Bamberg. Archives of an email list on the history of binoculars.
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