Saturninus
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One of these days I will get an Alpha roof - still a long way from that day but of course I'm going to be thinking about it a lot while I save up the money. I'll be shooting for an EL, and I believe the 10x will work the best for me, but now I need to decide between the 42mm or 50mm objective
I'll try not to over-think this because I suspect it all comes down to simple preferences, but I just want to check to make sure there is not something I am missing...
Is it really just a matter of a little more light gathering ability in the 50mm vs a slightly lighter and smaller form factor in the 42mm? The 50mm seems to have a slight edge in field of view, but only marginally.
Or is there something more different in practice that people have noticed about the 50mm ELs that sets them apart from the 42mm ELs? It's hard to pass up the extra aperture of the 50mm - I suspect that the extra light gathering will make more a difference to my eyes that the extra weight will make for my hands.
I'll try not to over-think this because I suspect it all comes down to simple preferences, but I just want to check to make sure there is not something I am missing...
Is it really just a matter of a little more light gathering ability in the 50mm vs a slightly lighter and smaller form factor in the 42mm? The 50mm seems to have a slight edge in field of view, but only marginally.
Or is there something more different in practice that people have noticed about the 50mm ELs that sets them apart from the 42mm ELs? It's hard to pass up the extra aperture of the 50mm - I suspect that the extra light gathering will make more a difference to my eyes that the extra weight will make for my hands.