"You can smell this video." Oh, brother, you don't know how true this statement is. I just bought a vintage lot of six bino's online. When I opened the box, the smell was exquisite.
I bought a similar pair of Selsi binoculars for $25 from WV estate sale today. So is it normal that the zoom only zooms the left side? Is it meant to be used as a monocular scope in any zoom besides zoomed out? Mine are 7-17x40
I think on mine you close your right eye, zoom to focus with the left side adjuster. Then close your left eye and zoom to focus with the main adjustment knob. Hope this helps!