Markv

Thank you for the info regarding the gold molecular coatings. Very interesting to know. 

Me & my daughter have also been using them for birding & they are very nice for this. They are also quite nice for stargazing.  The fov is brilliant. 

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Brilliant.  Thank you gents  for the info. Very much appreciated. 

Hi Carbon.

It's not that I am asking for help regarding the twist up eye relief rings & them being uncomfortable (they are not), I'm asking for information regarding age, model etc as I cannot find another pair with this style of eye relief twist up rings.

All of the other Chinons (country man included) I have found have either molded eye cups or rubber eye rings but none with the metal twist up eye relief rings.

Anybody know what model I have please?

Thanks 

Mark 

Hi all.
I'm new here & have a huge interest in binoculars & stargazing.
I am hoping that your collective experience & knowledge can shed some light on a pair of marketplace binoculars I picked up locally for £10.

They are Chinon 7x35 porros. Pretty straight forward up to this point.

Thing is, I can't find any others with the twist up eye relief rings.

They are made in Japan & there is a in print of LB101.

I must say that they have a lovely wide fov & the optics are supprisingly good.

Please see pictures and any input is really very much appreciated.

Mark.