Thread: New set of binos

Originally Posted by gadgetman

OK Gibo, explain that last bit please. How do binos halve the distance from your quarry to your eye?

Light from objective to your eye.

How would that affect light transmission though? I would think the magnification and number of lenses/surfaces the light passes through is the main factor.

Originally Posted by Gibo

Light from objective to your eye.

Irrelevant as it will gain that in the distance from the quarry to the objective. What would matter more is the distance through glass and with most binos being fixed magnification that may be less than a variable power scope. Conversely with the shorter length with the binos the lenses will need to be thicker in order to bend the light more and it also has to go through a prism. I think the fact that both eyes are receiving light from the binos and that your brain can do some amazing processing to overlay the images would produce the different result.

You could all be right, I simply made it up as I went Makes sense to me though and that's what matters aye Less distance for light to travel to eye? Until I'm proven otherwise i'll stick to it

Originally Posted by Gibo

You could all be right, I simply made it up as I went Makes sense to me though and that's what matters aye Less distance for light to travel to eye? Until I'm proven otherwise i'll stick to it

Gibo, I think you have found a teleporting device in your mind.

Originally Posted by gadgetman

Gibo, I think you have found a teleporting device in your mind.

That's not proof I'm wrong - that's just mean!

OK upon researching I believe I was wrong........seems due to using two eyes you will almost always see better than one Gadget you are the boss!!

Originally Posted by Gibo

OK upon researching I believe I was wrong........seems due to using two eyes you will almost always see better than one Gadget you are the boss!!

Bugger it Gibo. I was hoping you were right and had discovered a teleporting device. Would be bloody handy for the carry out.

So you need two eyes to get the benefit... I guess there is no point in chiefs supporters having binos then?

Originally Posted by GravelBen

So you need two eyes to get the benefit... I guess there is no point in chiefs supporters having binos then?

Two I's is one thing, when you start adding two or more R's that's when things get weird

Originally Posted by Gibo

Two I's is one thing, when you start adding two or more R's that's when things get weird

That would be a worry.