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brentwood
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Re: Ruby coated
10/14/09 05:10 PM

I don't think that it's the actual colour itself but every ruby tinted lens I have seen reflects a lot of light back. You do not want that, you want any reflections in the objectives to be dim, which means that the light is passing through the binoculars to your eyes.

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Subject	Posted by	Posted on
Ruby coated	nunciusaustralis	10/14/09 04:42 PM
Re: Ruby coated	nunciusaustralis	10/23/09 10:09 PM
Re: Ruby coated	brentwood	10/14/09 05:10 PM
Re: Ruby coated	charen	10/14/09 05:36 PM
Re: Ruby coated	Solar B	10/14/09 06:17 PM
Re: Ruby coated	Glassthrower	10/14/09 07:01 PM
Re: Ruby coated	DJB	10/15/09 12:27 AM
Re: Ruby coated	harbinjer	10/15/09 12:32 PM
Re: Ruby coated	Andresin150	10/15/09 03:00 PM
Re: Ruby coated	DJB	10/16/09 02:30 AM

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