Vortex 10x25 & 8x25 (1 Viewer)

[JohnnyScience]

Vortex 10x25 & 8x25 & Field of View

I was browsing the Vortex site & found this info on their Solo Monocular 8x25 & 10x25:

10x25 - 14.5 mm 16.4' 315' / 6°
8x25 - 15 mm, 16.4' 378' / 7.2°

The last number refers to Field of View 1000 Yards / Degrees

How can the 8x25 have a larger/farther FOV over the larger 10x25?

I should say that I have the 10x25 & while I really like it I think it may be a bit too shaky at that magnification & I am really considering buying the 8x25 to see if it's any better.

 

[black crow]

I was browsing the Vortex site & found this info on their Solo Monocular 8x25 & 10x25:

10x25 - 14.5 mm 16.4' 315' / 6°
8x25 - 15 mm, 16.4' 378' / 7.2°

The last number refers to Field of View 1000 Yards / Degrees

How can the 8x25 have a larger/farther FOV over the larger 10x25?

I should say that I have the 10x25 & while I really like it I think it may be a bit too shaky at that magnification & I am really considering buying the 8x25 to see if it's any better.

FOV does not mean the distance from you the observer to an object but rather the width of the view around/across (left to right edge and top to bottom) that object. Does that help? Larger magnification generally shows less of the surrounding view.

 

[typo]

I'm not sure I quite understand the question but 315' / 6° does not mean 315' divided by 6° degrees. It means at a distance of 1000 yards the width of the view is 315' which works out as an angle of view of 6°. Of course lower magnifications mean wider views, just like on a camera.

Monoculars can be even harder to hold steady than binoculars and the magnified shake even more pronounced. You might find a 6 or 7x allows you to see more detail than an 8 or 10x.

David

 

[black crow]

I agree, a 6x in a monocular is about all I can hold steady without a brace.

 

[JohnnyScience]

FOV does not mean the distance from you the observer to an object but rather the width of the view around/across (left to right edge and top to bottom) that object. Does that help? Larger magnification generally shows less of the surrounding view.

Ahh that makes sense now. More zoom = less VOF

I'm going to use the 10x25 a bit more to see if I can manage the shakiness of it. I really want to be able to get the most magnification in a monocular that I can.

Any suggestions? I'll try to stabilize my arm on a bench/table & also my knee to see if I can get it to work.