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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stephen Prower" data-source="post: 3505164" data-attributes="member: 115634">David1. Many thanks for the helpful information!2. You caught me just completing a 'field' comparison of the central resolution of the Comet AX24 6x24, in this afternoon's excellent light, with a couple of OK binoculars, a 7x and an 8x.I don't find a perceptible difference between the three binoculars, but I believe that, as to perceived resolution, due to compression of the image a true comparison would be with a 6x binocular.And of course I should be using a calibrated target;  not a subjective 0K/Not OK criterion using a distant field target -- in my case some regular holes in a chimney stack at circa 100yd (91m), or a Squirrel's drey at c150yd (137m).3. The 'honesty' of the figure of 9.4* Field of View in the documentation that accompanied the Comet AX24 (I got the same approximate result yesterday from a more thorough comparison with a claimed 9.5* optic) is not only refreshing, but lends credence to the honesty of the figure also of <7" resolution.That's all I can say.Stephen  Monday  2 January 2017</blockquote>