Carl\u00a0Zeiss<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0AG<\/strong><\/a>, often shortened as\u00a0<\/span>Zeiss<\/strong>,<\/strong> is a Germany-based<\/strong> manufacturer of optoelectronics and optics systems. Founded back in 1846<\/strong> by<\/span>\u00a0optics expert<\/span>\u00a0Carl<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>Zeiss<\/strong>,<\/strong> it is considered as\u00a0<\/span>one of the oldest manufacturer<\/span>s<\/span>\u00a0of binoculars that\u00a0<\/span>are<\/span>\u00a0still operating on the top of the sport optics market.<\/span>\u00a0Since its conception,\u00a0<\/span>Zeiss<\/span>\u00a0has invented and patented several products an<\/span>d features in the optics domain, which other premium brands have since introduced in their line of premium products.<\/span>\u00a0Currently<\/span>,<\/span>\u00a0the company\u2019s headquarters is located in Oberkochen,<\/strong> a small town in southern Germany.<\/span>\u00a0Notable inventions by\u00a0<\/span>Zeiss<\/span>\u00a0scientists include:<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Abbe-Koenig prisms:<\/strong> Abbe-Koenig prisms are a special sub-category of roof prisms\u00a0<\/span>that<\/span>\u00a0are predominantly used in sport optics for inverting the image captured by the objective lens by 180 degrees. Unlike the Schmidt-Pechan roof prisms, these binoculars have fewer reflective surfaces which\u00a0<\/span>is<\/span>\u00a0the reason behind their\u00a0<\/span>supremacy<\/span>\u00a0in light transmittance. The Abbe-Koenig prisms were invented by two scientists, Ernst Abbe and Albert Koenig, who worked<\/span>\u00a0together<\/span>\u00a0on the development of prisms<\/a> <\/strong>at\u00a0<\/span>Zeiss<\/span>\u00a0in the 1800s.<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n