>Kelton wrote:
>
>> Binocular labeled ZUIHO Tokyo, No. 1603, 7x50.
>>
>> Does anybody know if there's a relation to Zuiko, here? Could any of our
>> Japanese listmembers answer this question?
>
>I have a suspicion it might be one of those sly naming techniques by el
>cheapo manufacturers, to con the unsuspecting into buying something because
>it 'sounds' or has some similarity to a well-known name. I've seen "Nihon"
>and others I can't recall.
I'll bet you're right. (BTW, I forgot to give the age of the binoculars.
Looked like 'Occupied Japan' age and quality to me.) So, I guess, unlike
the many Leica knockoffs, there's no cachet to a Zuiko knockoff, at least
not yet?
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