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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steve C" data-source="post: 1290153" data-attributes="member: 56622">Owen,I understand where you are here.  I guess I really was referrring to both.  For example just looking at my two 8x Yosemities, the fov deal works this way;6x actual 420', 8.0*=apparent 48*  8x actual 393', 7.5*=apparent 60*If you look closely it is apparent you are looking at a broader swath of territory with the 6x than with the 8x.  Yes you have to look closely because this is little difference from the fov difference of the Promaster and Meostar. The image of the 8x looks bigger, but to me the fov is not apparently  wider, certainly nowhere near 12* of difference.  I understand the concept of the apparent fov, but I sometimes think it is if no more value than twilight factor of relative brightness or something else that is defined by a mathematical relationship regardless of quality.  Maybe I ought to go out and do some more serious consideration of the two, but since I don't place too much emphasis there I wonder if it would be of much value.  I tend to look for resolution first, lack of edge distortion second, and fov last.  Plus that strictly subjective impression my eyes give me.  I personally will sacrifice some fov for some resolution any day.I still think we like what we like and I'm fine with that.  I'd still like to find some sort of test concept to see what people see without advance knowledge of what it is they're looking through.</blockquote>

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