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    Veiling glare: a bird club's unanimous verdict on my 8x32 EL FP

    Veiling glare is discussed by astronomers too, but mostly by the optics-obsessed among us. The full Moon is an excellent target for testing optical quality, I call it the "torture-test" for evaluating cleanliness of optics. All will be revealed! There is nowhere for stray light, glare, or...
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    Veiling glare: a bird club's unanimous verdict on my 8x32 EL FP

    If you consider that 98% of the "competitors" are 8x or 10x the statement reads true. Or it would be true if they added "(except the 7x42UV)". 7x42 has become a very unusual binocular. FWIW, I think the two factors of DOF are magnification and aperture. I see much greater DOF in my 8x56...
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