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Brian Carter
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Binocular Summation - aperture equivalency
      03/01/05 06:24 PM

I know nothing about binoculars. Well, I know what the numbers mean, and how to use them, etc. etc.

I want to get some, and I want some big ones. I am not overly worried about quality, just aperture. There are some 20X100 for $200 that I am looking at.

So here is the stupid question: Each objective is 100mm right? and since there is two, is this more or less equivalent to 200mm?

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* Binocular Summation - aperture equivalency Brian Carter 03/01/05 06:24 PM
. * Re: quick question about binos Swedpat   03/01/05 06:31 PM
. * Re: quick question about binos KennyJ   03/01/05 06:39 PM
. * Re: quick question about binos Rusty   03/01/05 07:09 PM
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. * Re: quick question about binos EdZModerator   03/02/05 04:26 PM
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. * Re: quick question about binos Mad Matt   03/02/05 04:46 PM
. * Re: quick question about binos EdZModerator   03/02/05 05:05 PM
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. * Re: quick question about binos Brian Carter   03/02/05 10:37 PM
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. * Re: quick question about binos EdZModerator   03/02/05 05:13 PM
. * Re: quick question about binos btschumy   03/02/05 05:55 PM
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. * Re: quick question about binos Erik D   03/04/05 03:49 PM
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. * Re: quick question about binos KennyJ   03/03/05 01:18 PM
. * Re: quick question about binos Anonymous   03/03/05 05:46 PM
. * Re: quick question about binos Shneor   03/04/05 11:41 AM
. * Re: quick question about binos Rich N   03/04/05 02:24 PM
. * Re: quick question about binos KennyJ   03/02/05 06:36 PM
. * Re: quick question about binos Swedpat   03/02/05 04:15 PM
. * Re: quick question about binos Swedpat   03/01/05 07:24 PM
. * Re: quick question about binos Swedpat   03/01/05 07:41 PM
. * Re: quick question about binos Brian Carter   03/01/05 08:45 PM
. * Re: quick question about binos kentak   03/02/05 01:21 AM
. * Re: quick question about binos Rich N   03/02/05 02:42 AM
. * Re: quick question about binos EdZModerator   03/02/05 05:51 AM
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