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- From: johno@sdd.hp.com (John Ongtooguk)
- Newsgroups: sci.astro
- Subject: Re: Binoculars, exit pupil size, etc...
- Date: 31 Dec 1992 06:28:38 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec29.214956.21771@macc.wisc.edu>, bunner@vms.macc.wisc.edu (Dana A. Bunner) writes:
- |>
- |> So where does this leave us? The CLASSIC 7x50 is out due to having a
- |> 7.14mm exit pupil. The 10x50 is good if you have rock-steady hands or
- |> a tripod (or a tree to lean against) but is next to unusable for me and
- |> several others I've spoken with if used free-standing.........
- |> .......... I did once read a British Astronomical publication
- |> which dealt with these subjects and they recommended that an 8x50 was
- |> the single best binocular, of course I've never seen one of these offered
- |> for sale.
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- The 7x50 is usually a firm's best effort with the good oculars
- having nice eye relief, usually much more than that offered by
- 10x50's and especially 10x50's with wide angle oculars. I can
- barely manage 7X free standing and my 10X to 20X finders and
- spotters are useless without a tripod, which is why I wanted
- binoculars in the first place. So one may waste a little light
- sometimes with a 7mm exit puil, so what, it's still easier to
- use free standing than a 5mm exit pupil which evidently for most
- people would require exact, steady alignment to avoid image
- blackout.
-
- Aus Jena sells some 8x50's which are also the type that the
- S&T intro package seems to like but they cost a lot and are
- short in eye relief. Perhaps the perfect binocular is one
- which would allow eyepieces to be changed, and maybe even
- 90 degree eyepieces so that tripod use is practical.
-
- John Ongtooguk (johno@sdd.hp.com)
-