--- Bob Shell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Kern was not > connected with Paillard, Bolex was. The Kern > factory was primarily a > maker of very fine binoculars, including the > innovative Focalpin > series that were hermetically sealed. The factory > still exists, but > was bought some years ago by Leica. I have a nice > pair of Leica > binoculars made in the old Kern factory. > > Bob
Oh, well, all of the old Bolex lenses are marked Kern-Paillard Switzerland so my assumption is that it was one compay. Interesting, I've never seen those binos. Those must be very nice. I have an old pair of Asahi Optical Co. binoculars that have a case stamped Made in Occupied Japan. They are amazing strong for their tiny size. I keep them in my Pelican case to spot birds. -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
