Wow, that's a suprise that they were still making them in '69. Very cool! -Brendan
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Brendan - > I have an identical looking pair in 6X25 - wide > field 11.0 degrees. The > markings are different in that > they have both Asahi Optical Co. markings & Asahi > Pentax markings. Got them > in 1969 new, in Bermuda. > Even the case looks somewhat yours, only in black > with a newer type of > clasp. > > They're built like a tank. > Don't use them much anymore since I got a pair of > Canon stabilized - you > have to use these to really appreciate them. > > Kenneth Waller > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brendan MacRae" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Asahi Optical Co Mini Binos > > > > On the heels of the Minesix camera, here's a > couple > > shots of my mini binoculars which I take with me > in my > > camera bag for spotting birds and whatnot. They're > > amazingly strong for their size. > > > > They were made by Asahi and are stamped MIOJ on > the > > case. Made anywhere between 1945-1952, they still > work > > just fine, though one side focuses more smoothly > than > > the other. I had these for a number of years > before I > > noticed they were an AOCo product. I got them when > I > > was 17 or 18, a gift from my grandfather. > > > > http://www.members.aol.com/figgaro/index.htm > > > > -Brendan > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ____________________________________________________________________________________ Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail (http://advision.webevents.yahoo.com/mailbeta/) -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
