The only thing I've used mine for is spying on the neighbours at night. Kidding, kidding!! I've used them for watching Eagles up in their nests on top of telephone poles, but that's really about it.
Now this picture reminds me..Today I watched a very nice video explaining the basics of binoculars. As far as I got it, the size of the binoculars does not affect their power... So, bigger in physical size doesn't mean better in performance at all.Then, my question is, why do they make big and heavy binoculars at all, since they can crap functionality in something smaller and easier to carry and keep?
Hmmm, thanks for the explanation, dks & cap Yeah, sounds plausible.. (comparing to lots of lumens crammed into a tiny package was a nice idea )Lol, I didn't expect so many people to have those (no idea why).@Kkokkolis, yeah, mine do have that coating. But they were cheapish. I just don't use/wouldn't use them that often at all, so I just wanted to buy soomeethinggg... at a lower price and just have it. I hope this doesn't grow into yet another addiction for me..
Quote from: N_N_R on April 30, 2014, 09:17:01 PMNow this picture reminds me..Today I watched a very nice video explaining the basics of binoculars. As far as I got it, the size of the binoculars does not affect their power... So, bigger in physical size doesn't mean better in performance at all.Then, my question is, why do they make big and heavy binoculars at all, since they can crap functionality in something smaller and easier to carry and keep? The diameter of each binocular tube defines the light gathering power SQUARED. So a 60mm binocular has 4 times the light gathering power of a 30mm binocular. You can see more details, dimmer objects, brighter images, more stars, more details with them, provided you can hold them steady with a tripod or an image stabilizing system such as those from Canon or Zeiss (Image removed from quote.)
Quote from: kkokkolis on April 30, 2014, 09:47:19 PMQuote from: N_N_R on April 30, 2014, 09:17:01 PMNow this picture reminds me..Today I watched a very nice video explaining the basics of binoculars. As far as I got it, the size of the binoculars does not affect their power... So, bigger in physical size doesn't mean better in performance at all.Then, my question is, why do they make big and heavy binoculars at all, since they can crap functionality in something smaller and easier to carry and keep? The diameter of each binocular tube defines the light gathering power SQUARED. So a 60mm binocular has 4 times the light gathering power of a 30mm binocular. You can see more details, dimmer objects, brighter images, more stars, more details with them, provided you can hold them steady with a tripod or an image stabilizing system such as those from Canon or Zeiss (Image removed from quote.)Zeiss would be my top choice for binoculars if money was no object. Maybe Leica.