I am looking for more information on these binoculars. They were made in France, I think in the early 1990's, they are double hinged, (like 8x20 Trinovids, Swaroski's etc), roof prism, FOV 7.2 degrees, 126M@1000M, Eyerelief ~15mm, with rubber fold down eyecups, minimum focus ~3M, weight 405 grams. They are very sharp and clear, though not quite up to the level of early series of Trinovid 8x32B, 7x42B. The Angenieux company was very well known for their superior zoom lenses for cinematography, but there appears to be little info on their binoculars. They apparently also made a 8x24 porro model. I am hoping that someone in this forum could help me answer the following questions:
Are they phase corrected (I know, not likely!), year(s) of production, original price, and any other information.
Thank you, John
Hi all, I just wanted to bump up this enquiry, as I still have not found any more info.
Thanks, John
Hi John,
I didn't know that Angenieux made binoculars, though the company enjoyed an excellent reputation for its 8mm and 16mm film cameras.
If you want to check for phase-coating, cover one objective, put on some polarizing sunglasses and rotate a polarizing filter in front of the free objective.
If the bins are not phase coated you will observe the halves of the view corresponding to the prism edge alternately brightening and darkening.
Nevertheless, all my phase-coated bins do exhibit some colour anomalies with this test, which some contributors to this forum would, no doubt, interpret as a good argument for Porros ;-)
John