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anybody love the 8x50 slc model (1 Viewer)
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John Russell
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Markp said:
Well, as far as I'm concerned, there's no beating a 6mm or 7mm exit pupil for ease of view and picking out details in the shadows. I can only assume that the 8x32 protagonists have never bothered to look through a 7x42 or 8x50.
I have the 7x42 SLCs and think that Swarovskis are unbettered optically and unequalled mechanically.
John
Curtis Croulet
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John Russell said:
Or maybe they are old enough that their eyes don't open to 6 or 7 mm. Not everybody is under 25.
John Russell
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Curtis Croulet said:
While I concede that ones pupils are unlikely to be fully dilated in a birding situation, I think it is false to assume that the binoculars' exit pupils need be no larger. Few users will set the interpupilliary distance to a tolerance within tenths of a milimeter or will attain and hold vertical and horizontal allignment for both eyes in that range of tolerance. Large exit pupils provide some room for error and thus a much easier view and, in many situations, a brighter view.
You really should try something in that range, or perhaps better not - it could turn out to be expensive!
BTW, Curtis, I'm a little over 25 myself - er, 60 to be exact ;-).
Regards,
John
Ol' Blue Eyes
Curtis,
I'm pushing 60 and still get a measured 7+mm dilation in total darkness! But I am informed this is a consequence of being blue-eyed! Aparently its in my genes (!) - which have a Scandanavian origin (long dark nights), and which may explain my predeliction for wandering through (and feeling completely comfortable in) woodlands long after sunset (with my trusty 7x42 Ultravids!).
Chris
Curtis Croulet said:
Curtis,
I'm pushing 60 and still get a measured 7+mm dilation in total darkness! But I am informed this is a consequence of being blue-eyed! Aparently its in my genes (!) - which have a Scandanavian origin (long dark nights), and which may explain my predeliction for wandering through (and feeling completely comfortable in) woodlands long after sunset (with my trusty 7x42 Ultravids!).
Chris
