Forums
New posts
Search forums
What's new
Articles
Latest reviews
Author list
Classifieds
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles and first posts only
Search titles only
By:
New posts
Search forums
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Long Range Scopes and Other Optics
8.5x42 vs 10x42 swarovision or non
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="bruce_ventura" data-source="post: 937045" data-attributes="member: 34084"><p>Sorry, I'm not making a lot is sense either. I rely too much on Tapatalk on my iPhone. I can't see the thread when I write the response. </p><p></p><p>Going from 8.5X to 10x increases magnification by only 18%. That's even worse than I said above. You loose overall image fidelity because the modest increase in resolution does not make up for the much larger drop in brightness. That's just the way the eye works in low light. </p><p></p><p>You can have your cake and eat it too if you go with the EL 10X50 binos, which will have about the same brightness as the 8.5X42. The 50 mm objective adds about 5 oz in weight and a $250 bigger hole in your wallet.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="bruce_ventura, post: 937045, member: 34084"] Sorry, I'm not making a lot is sense either. I rely too much on Tapatalk on my iPhone. I can't see the thread when I write the response. Going from 8.5X to 10x increases magnification by only 18%. That's even worse than I said above. You loose overall image fidelity because the modest increase in resolution does not make up for the much larger drop in brightness. That's just the way the eye works in low light. You can have your cake and eat it too if you go with the EL 10X50 binos, which will have about the same brightness as the 8.5X42. The 50 mm objective adds about 5 oz in weight and a $250 bigger hole in your wallet. [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Forums
Rifles, Reloading, Optics, Equipment
Long Range Scopes and Other Optics
8.5x42 vs 10x42 swarovision or non
Top