Kammerdiner
Well-known member
It seems lately, no matter what I say, it is taken wrong. So I will apologize in advance. In the last few posts on this thread, we see some folks praising their ever-sharp peripheral vision. The following is from the first post on the Field Curvature thread:
"Printout a line of gibberish text—about 28-point—stretching across the page. Now, tape it to the wall, 3 feet in front of you. Then CONCENTRATE on one of the letters near the center of the text.
"Now, while still CONCENTRATING on that ONE letter, what is the 10th letter on the right, or 8th letter on the left? They’re close together. But, if you are really concentrating on that first letter … you CAN’T make out the others. If you can, the Optical Sciences Center in Tucson or Rochester will want to talk to you."
I left that as an invited test for ALL to see and evaluate.
What I must humbly and grovelling ask is: who is it really that can do what the rest of America can't?
If a person owns a good bino, and looks at the edge of the field, for even a tiny fraction of a second, they can take advantage of the bino's good field and think it's their peripheral vision. But having a sharp peripheral vision is not a happening thing.
"Hell, I can see just as good with the Jason Permafocuses, as I can with any of them [sic] expensive binoculars in that case." (Zeiss, Leica, Swarovski, Nikon, Kowa, etc.)-- A customer at Captain's Nautical.
Was he right?
Bill
Yuh, what!?! Didn't I just say you can't look at the edges? Yup, that's what I said. But you can perceive the edges. Yes you can. All kind of brainy neurological stuff I guess. You wanta buy my FL? I'll give you a screaming deal.