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    how do you calculate short-distance focusing in foot/feet unit of measurement?

    That makes sense. So to compare the afov across magnification when the fov is the same or close. Is there some general afov number/threshold that people like on average? For example, 10x42 binoculars tend to be a very general purpose binoculars on average for most people because the view is...
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    how do you calculate short-distance focusing in foot/feet unit of measurement?

    Since we're talking about fov. I hear people (myself included) sometimes describe the view in through a bins as being a bit constricting and you wouldn't initially think so because it has a nice fov. Is this the interplay of afov and fov?
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    how do you calculate short-distance focusing in foot/feet unit of measurement?

    Thank you for all the explanations!
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    how do you calculate short-distance focusing in foot/feet unit of measurement?

    Thank you very much for the replies. I see now on the Nikon M7 product page it actually says the close focus: 6.6' / 2 m. I guess I just then have to convert if they only state the meters. I didn't realize fov wasnt related to objective size. I always hear about 1.25" astronomy EPs have a max...
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    how do you calculate short-distance focusing in foot/feet unit of measurement?

    Hey, I apologize if this is in the wrong place. But I've always wondered how do you convert the stated specs for close-up focusing of certain binoculars into feet? Sometimes, on certain product pages it says it such as "minimum/close focus at 6ft or 8ft" But other times it's in yards and that's...
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