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Received My Docter 10x40b Aspheric's Today

Hi All,
I wanted to share my thought's on these: Today i received a pair of used Docter's 10x40b Aspheric's from a birder here on BF. I was very unsure and weary of these bin's, as there was little information on them. I was BLOWN away by their quality. I mean BLOWN away. They compare very favourably to the branded and popular Nikon 8x32 SE. That's saying a lot. The crisp and brightness is superb. They're ergonomically beautiful to hold. I am not a big believer in 10x's, but, these have minimal shake to boot. Waterproof and tough as nails. Armoured to the gill's would be my way of putting it. The focusing knob works as the diaptor also - a dual one. I'll try to post pictures soon if there's much attention. I was told they're on par with Meopta's Meostar (?) the Czechoslovakia makers... If anyone has these: (Docters) or anyone can give me more information, I'd be very curious on your thoughts.

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If anyone has these: (Docters) or anyone can give me more information, I'd be very curious on your thoughts. [/QUOTE]

Glad you're pleased, Optiman. My understanding is that this model updated the Zeiss Jena 10 x 40 Notarem when Docter took over the Zeiss Jena Eisfeld plant. The Notarems were designed to compete with the Zeiss West 10 x 40 Classic and were optically OK in their time but suffered from lack of phase coating and miserable build quality. Later models from Docter (I own the 10 x 42) are remarkably good binoculars.

So you came back to the Docter and ended up buying it. I was sort of watching that one to see if anybody bought it. I am glad you like it!! The eye cups seemed funny to me.

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