In a hunting game, a rifle’s accuracy is most important. The rest tedious and creative tasks will be in vain if you miss hitting your target. This is very frustrating and suddenly you may feel demoralized. That’s the ending line of a hunting story. So the fire accuracy will make the difference. Shooting accuracy depends…
When I was a little kid, I never saw a deer. This wasn’t luck. Same happened with my father when he used to hunt with my grandfather. But seriously, when I used to return home, I saw many trucks filled with deer strapped down. Some shooters had more than one truck! Amazing right? I didn’t…
Antireflection Coatings It’s true that when observing the night sky with your binoculars, you will want the biggest possible amount of light to reach your eyes and not reflect back into space from the objectives. Because of this, modern lenses are designed with anti-reflection optical coatings on at least one of the air-to-glass surfaces. The…
After buying your binoculars at a store, you should check their performance, or if you buy it online, as soon as they arrive, you should also check their performance as well. Below are few tests that will help you choose quality binoculars. Observe the objective lens carefully. if there are signs of scratches or dirt,…
There are brass housing covers on every binoculars model, and they are relatively heavy and expensive to produce. During the world war 1 subsequent hard rubber or leather covers were replaced in Germany by a cover of black lacquered cardboard. The heavier brass housing covers was replaced by the galvanized steel. In the 1930s, to…
The Background Binoculars are optical tools that consist of two barrel chambers with a pair of prisms inside, having an objective lens and an eyepiece. The prisms are for the reflection and lengthening of the light, while the objective lenses, are for magnifying and enhancing images due to stereoscopic vision. History Just like every other…
Exit Pupil Exit pupil is the result of dividing the objective lens diameter by the magnification. Dividing thus will give you a number approximately between 4 and 8. The number which is measured in diameter, represents the beam of light that leaves the eyepiece when you hold a binocular with the objective pointed towards a…
Those who are new usually often rush to buy the first telescope they see in a departmental store, this is rightly understandable. All nice pictures of celestial bodies seen in magazines or in books have this effect on majority of the people. Unfortunately, the experience usually turns out to be different from what was assumed…
There are two available types of binoculars, according to how they focus: The CF (Central Focusing) and IF (Individual Focusing) binoculars. As soon as you know how to properly use binoculars, you can experience the full viewing excitement. Getting the knowledge on a few simple procedures will ensure your enjoyment. Nomenclature of Central Focusing Binoculars…