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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alexis Powell" data-source="post: 3532631" data-attributes="member: 5327">Some people are so used to the optical limitations of most binoculars and other optics that they find a well-rendered view "unnatural". For example, I can't tell you how many relative newcomers to birding with good binoculars have said something like "these are too sharp--they hurt my eyes." I think these sort of phenomena are widespread when it comes to visual comfort. Many people think that video with high frame rate looks unnaturally fake or "too real" compared to the lower frame rate that is standard for film. I notice that in some scenes in Pixar animated films that they add animated lens flare when depicting scenes that include the animated sun in the view. My point with these examples is that there is no simple accounting for what makes a view "natural" or not for an observer because among other things, expectations from prior experience play a big role.--AP</blockquote>