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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Binastro" data-source="post: 3574522" data-attributes="member: 111403">I'll just be a referee as I wouldn't know if it is a funnel-web spider or not.There is the point, though, that the sensor for binoculars is the eye.Testing binoculars without considering the sensor is of course essential, but eventually our eye/s have to come into play.For each of us our eyes are different, and as one gets older vary a lot during the day and from day to day.So there is a place for both sides.I often test a binocular type and cannot believe it is the same as tested by birdwatchers here.Sometimes I am totally at odds with other's conclusions.This is because I come from a different start point. Astronomy, telescopes, lenses and eventually binoculars.I am both an observer, and someone with a lifetime interest in optics.</blockquote>