Binoculars
PORRO-PRISM & GALILEAN LEITZ BINOCULARS
Leitz / Leica "Binoculars" data courtesy of Peter Abrahams
| Code Name | Production Year | Size/Type | Field of View | Weight | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BINOCLE  |
May 14, 1907 | 6 x 18 | first commercially available Leitz binoculars | ||
BINODAL  |
1908-1919 | 6 x 21 | 140 yd / 1000 yd | 14 oz | also monocular MONODAL |
GALILE .....  |
1912-1914 | 6 x 40 | - | ||
| BIZWE | 1912 | 12 x 42 | - | ||
| BINOT | 1912-ca.1926 | 6 x 30 | - | ||
| BINOXYD | 1912-ca.1926 | 6 x 30 – CF | - | ||
| BINOZE | 1912 | 10 x 42 | - | ||
| BINOMINIOS | 1912-1914 | 4 x 16 – CF opera glasses | - | ||
| BINOZITO | 1913 | 10 x 46 – CF | - | ||
| BINOM | 1913 | 8 x 24 | 6.5 deg | - 8 x 26 1914-ca.1926 | |
| BINOMA | 1913 | 8 x 24 | 6.5 deg | - heavy | |
| BINOFORTE | 1913 | 12 x 46 | - 12 x 42 in 1914 | ||
| BINOFORTIM | 1913 | 12 x 46 – CF | - 12 x 42 in 1914 | ||
| BINOMIA | 1913 | 8 x 24 – CF | 6.5 deg | - | |
| GALILEOS | 1914 | 6 x 40 | - | ||
| BINOTOUR | 1914 | 6 x 16 – CF | - | ||
| BINOCT | 1914-ca.1926 | 8 x 26 | - | ||
| BINOLI | 1914-ca.1926 | 6 x 24 | also monocular MONOLI | ||
| BINOSPO | 1914-ca.1926 | 6 x 24 – CF | - | ||
| BINOMAT | 1914 | 8 x 24 – CF | – 6.5 deg | - | |
BINOMINIA  |
1914 | 4 x 16 – CF | 11 deg - 140 yd / 1000 yd | 8 oz | also monocular MONOMINIA |
| BINOMINOS | 1914 | 4 x 16 – CF heavy opera glasses | - | ||
MARINODOCE  |
1915 | 12 x 42 | Marine model; (12 x 46 in 1984 catalog) | ||
AVIODIX .....  |
1919-1931 | 10 x 50 | - military version 1917 | ||
| BINOLAS | 1919 | 6 x 21 – CF | 8 deg | - | |
| BINODAL | 1919 | 6 x 21 | 8 deg | - | |
| AVIOFORTE | 1919-1930 | 12 x 60 | 4.3 deg | - | |
| AVIOSEPT | 1919-1931 | 7 x 50 | 7.3 deg | - | |
| BINOVISTA | 1920 | 15 x 60 | 3.5 deg | - | |
| BINOPLASTICO | 1920 | 30 x 90 | 1.5 deg | - | |
| BILUSTRA | 1921-1950s | 3 x 13.5 | 13.7 deg | - | |
| BINAR | 1921-1950s | 3 x 13.5 | 13.7 deg | - | |
| BIMULIORA | 1921-ca.1926 | 4 x 16 | - | ||
| BIDAL | 1925-1939 | 6 x 15 | 7 deg | - | |
| BISEXIT | 1925-1931 | 6 x 21 – CF | 8.5 deg | - | |
| BITUR | ca.1925-1959 | 4 x 20 | 10.3 deg | - | |
| BINOTRIX | 1920s | 3 oculars x 90 on turret at 90 deg | |||
| BINUX | 1927-1962 | 8 x 30 | 8.5 deg | - | |
BINUXIT ...  |
1927-1962 | 8 x 30 – CF type | 8.5 deg | - | |
| BIDOX | ca.1927-1939 | 6 x 30 | 8.5 deg | - | |
| BIDOXIT | ca.1927-1962 | 6 x 30 – CF | 8.5 deg | - | |
| BINOL | ca.1927-1939 | 6 x 24 | 8.5 deg | - | |
| BINOLIT | ca.1927-1939 | 6 x 24 – CF | 8.5 deg | version of BINOM | |
| BIOCT | ca.1927-1939 | 8 x 24 | 6.3 deg | - | |
| BIOCTIT | ca.1927-1939 | 8 x 24 – CF | 6.3 deg | - | |
| FORESTON | 1927-1939 | 6 x 42 | 7.1 deg | also monocular MONOFOREST; 735 gm | |
| FOREST | 1927-1939 | 6 x 42 - CF | 7.1 deg - 122 yd / 1000 yd | 28 oz | $80 in 1929 |
| FORESTONA | 1927-1939 | 8 x 42 | 6.3 deg | 735 gm | also monocular MONOFORSTA; |
| FORSTA | 1927-1939 | 8 x 42 - CF | 6.3 deg - 110 yd / 1000 yd | 20 oz (28 oz. 1929) | $85 in 1929 |
| BILOM | 1930-ca.1935 | 8 x 30 | 6.3 deg | - | |
| BILOMIT | 1930-ca.1935 | 8 x 30 – CF | 8.5 deg | - | |
| BIMAX | ca.1930-1935 | 8 x 24 | 8.5 deg | - | |
| BIMAXIT | ca.1930-1935 | 8 x 24 – CF | 8.5 deg | - | |
| AVIOSEPTIT | 1930-1931 | 7 x 50 - CF | 7.3 deg | - | |
| AVIODIXIT | 1931 | 10 x 50 - CF | 5 deg | - | |
| CAMPAR | 1932-1959 | 10 x 40 | 7.3 deg | - | |
| CAMPARIT | 1932-1959 | 10 x 40 – CF | 7.3 deg | - | |
| CAMPOFORT | 1932-1962 | 15 x 60 – IF | 4.6 deg | - | |
| CAMPOFORTIT | 1932-1962 | 15 x 60 – CF | 4.6 deg | - | |
| CAMPOMAR | 1932-1949+ | 12 x 50 | 5.7 deg | - | |
| CAMPOMARIT | 1932-1949+ | 12 x 50 – CF | 5.7 deg | - | |
| MARSEPT | 1932-1962 | 7 x 50 | 7.3 deg - 128 yd / 1000 yd | $156 1954. $225 1961. (1950s FIBAR, 1960s 40110) also monocular MONMAR (FEAFA - 41010). 33 oz | |
| MARSEPTIT 1950s FITGE 1960s 40025 |
1932-1962 | 7 x 50 - CF | 7.3 deg | 960 gm | $162 1954. $235 1961 |
| MARDIX 1950s FIBLO 1960s 40125 |
1932-1962 | 10 x 50 | 5 deg - 87 yd / 1000 yd | 33 oz | $165 1954. also monocular MONDIX (FEALF 41030) |
| MARDIXIT 1950s FITME 1960s 40040 |
1932-1962 | 10 x 50 - CF | 5 deg | 940 gm | $171 1954. $225 1961. |
| MAROCTO 1950s FIBEF 1960s 40115 |
1932-1962 | 8 x 60 | 6 deg - 107 m / 1000 m | 1220 gm | $186 1954, $230 1961 also monocular MONOCHT FEAHU 41020 |
| MAROCTIT 1950s FITID 1960s 40030 |
1932-1962 | 8 x 60 - CF | 6 deg | 1250 gm | $192 1954, $250 1961 |
| DECIMAR | 1937-1959 | 10 x 60 | 5.8 deg | - | |
| DECIMARIT | 1937-1959 | 10 x 60 – CF | 5.8 deg | - | |
| MARDOCE 1950s FIBOS 1960s 40135 |
ca.1939-1962 | 12 x 60 | 4.3 deg 75 yd / 1000 yd | 42 oz | also monocular MONDUCE, FEARA, 41040 |
| MARDOCIT 1950s FITSO 1960s 40050 |
ca.1939-1962 | 12 x 60 - CF | 4.3 deg | 1225 gm | $195 1954, $245 1961 |
BEH .....  |
1944 | 7 x 50 | - | ||
| OBERON | 1952 | 3 x 13.8 - Sprenger prisms | $84 1954, very thin, (3.2 x 14 in 1984 catalog) | ||
| AVIONAR | ? | 15 x 60 | - |
ROOF-PRISM LEICA BINOCULARS
| Code Name | Production Year | Size/Type | Field of View | Weight | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
AMPLIVID  |
1956-1962 | 6 x 24 | 12 deg | - |
To Do List
1963, Trinovids introduced, production of all other models stopped. Trinovids use Uppendahl system, 3 cemented prisms. Internal focus. Produced for 27 years. 1965, B models, long eye relief & folding eyecups, later standard. 1975, C models, compact, internal focus. 1983 replaced by BC & BCA. 1981, A models (rubber). Filters, available until 1973: yellow haze, orange, red orange, light red, red-green accentuated, 'Neophan', grey 90%, solar (99.99%), reticle (frame). 8 x 20C | Trinovid | | 1975 | 1982 | (40300). 8 x 20BC| Trinovid | 115 yd| 1983 | 1991 | $615 (40305). 8x20 BCA (40307,40309), 220 gm., near focus 3m., 6.6 deg FOV, 13.9 mm eye relief. 10 x 22C| Trinovid | | 1975 | 1982 | (40301). 10x 25BC| Trinovid | 95 yd | 1983 | 1991 | $645 (40306). 10 x 25 BCA (40308, 40310), 240 gm., near focus 5m., 5.4 deg FOV, 13.7 mm eye relief. 6 x 24 | Trinovid | 212 yd| 1963 | 1965 | (40201 & 40202 -- hard case & soft case). 15.5 oz. 11 feet near focus. FOV 12 degrees. 8 x 32 | Trinovid | 150 yd| 1963 | 1975 | (40206 & 40207) 17.3 oz. 8 x 32B | Trinovid | 130 yd| 1974 | 1990 | (40208). 8 x 32 BA, 1981-1990, (40237, 40001), 480 gm. 7 x 35B | Trinovid | 150 yd| 1965 | 1983 | (40216 & 40217) Near focus 16 feet. 18 oz. 7 x 35BA| Trinovid | | 1981 | 1983 | (40238 green, 40002 black) 8 x 40B | Trinovid | | 1969 | 1986 | (40221) 8 x 40BA| Trinovid | 128 yd| 1981 | 1990 | (40235 green, 40003 black). 590 gm. 10 x 40 | Trinovid | 122 yd| 1963 | 1975 | (40211 & 40212). 19.4 oz. 10 x 40B| Trinovid | 110 yd| 1974 | 1990 | (40228). 10 x 40 BA, 1981-1990, (40236, 40004), 590 gm. 7 x 42B | Trinovid | 140 yd| 1968 | 1986 | (40218). 23 oz. 7 x 42BA| Trinovid | 140 yd| 1981 | 1990 | (40234 green, 40006 black). 660 gm.
1990, Trinovids replaced except compacts. Ultras, Schmidt Pechan prisms, nitrogen filled, waterproof to 16 feet, internal focus. All rubber armored. 7 x 42BA| Leica Ultra| 140 yd| 1990 | | $1,365 (40240, 40013). 6.3m near focus, 17 mm eye relief, 8 deg FOV, 890 gm. 8 x 42BA| Leica Ultra| 130 yd| 1990 | | $1,365 (40239, 40012). 5.3m near focus, 15.9 mm eye relief, 7.4 deg FOV, 890 gm. 10x 42BA| Leica Ultra| 110 yd| 1990 | | $1,380 (40241, 40014). 10 x 42B leather cover (40229); 4.6m near focus, 13.9 mm e.r., 6.3 deg FOV, 890 gm. 7 x 20 | Leica | | 1992 | | 9 x 25 | Leica | | 1992 | | 8 x 32BA| Leica Ultra| 135 yd| | | 625 gm., near focus 3.25m. 8 x 50BA| Leica Ultra| | 1995 | | $1,295 Near focus 17 feet, nitrogen filled, waterproof to 16 feet. 10x 50BA| Leica Ultra| | 1995 | | $1,345 Near focus 15 feet, nitrogen filled, waterproof to 16 feet. 7 x 50 | Elcan |7.25deg| | | Leitz Canada, IF, 17mm eye relief, aluminum, immersion waterproof, FOV 130mils = 118yd/1000yd, weight 1130 gm.
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