Peter Audrain
Consummate Indoorsman
You’ve said this yourself, and I agree, that the shortest path to 8x42’s becoming standard would be via 7x42’s being widespread—since 7-power used to be much more of a norm, and 7-power X an even 6 mm exit pupil = 42 mm aperture—and companies vying to give consumers ‘more power’ (8x magnification) at that same size and weight.
So there’s certainly nothing preordained or ‘natural,’ much less optimal, about it. I—like Chandler Robbins!—much prefer 10x50, given the choice.
So there’s certainly nothing preordained or ‘natural,’ much less optimal, about it. I—like Chandler Robbins!—much prefer 10x50, given the choice.