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Message: <blockquote data-quote="henry link" data-source="post: 1541748" data-attributes="member: 6806">The short answer is no, but really there is so much variation from one specimen to another of the same binocular model that a list like that could be very misleading. Not to mention it would inevitably lead to pointless pissing contests over differences of a fraction of an arcsec. I don't worry about the raw number too much unless it's poor enough to indicate a defect or a bad design.IMO, star testing (with magnification boosted just as you would for measuring resolution) is much more informative and easier to do. Just set up an artificial star next to the resolution chart. A poor resolution measurement can only indicate that some unknown thing is wrong. A star test will usually reveal what that thing is. Henry</blockquote>