(Thanks to Dejan Popov, Serbia, for information and photos)
Below are a couple of photos of a Zeiss Jena 7x40 DF clone which is actually still in production! It was once licensed by CZJ to the former Yugoslavian ZRAK factory in Sarajevo, which made these RD 7x40 for the Yugoslav Peoples Army. Amazingly, this 7x40 has got an internal Tritium illumination for the reticle, just like the NVA 7x40 EDF. I have no information about the optical performance of this binocular in relation to the original DF, but it might well be superior because of improvements of coating technology since the last NVA DF were made during the 1970s. This may be an excellent opportunity to purchase a current production NVA DF clone. You may feel free to ask Dejan Popov (radiobunker@gmail.com) for further details about this interesting binocular.
Here a link to the ZRAK factory web-page.
Update: I have contacted the factory and asked about how to purchase these binoculars. A licensed dealer with EUC and IIC documents may contact them, unit price would be 332 EUR/pcs, shipment depending on quantity, not before 3 months.
Last updated: Sept. 2008