Chinon 7x35. What have I got?

[Markv]

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.

[Carbon]

Cut up some bicycle tire inner tube, folded and fitted over each eyepiece.

[Markv]

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 

[BinocularSky]

Chinon J-B101, I think.. 1970s/early 80s vintage. There would originally have been moulded plastic eyecups that extended when you rotate the rings.

[michael.h.f.wilkinson]

I am pretty sure I spotted these at a local camera store around 1980. They were also sold under the Revue brand at Foto-Quelle stores, as I recall

[Markv]

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

 

[Mr Spock]

I have a pair of Chinon Countryman 7x35 bins bought from Dixons back in the '70s. They were the top of the range and have what they called a Gold Molecular Coating on the lenses. Very wide field but a bit fuzzy round the edges. I bought them for birdwatching, for which they are still brilliant.

[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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