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Old 05-05-2021, 03:52 PM
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Originally Posted by NoMo50 View Post
I have a pair of Canon Image Stabilized binoculars that are fantastic. If your hands are a little shaky, and you don't want to fool with a tripod, you might give IS a shot.
Perhaps but they are like $1,500. They are heavy and the image stabilization requires batteries. Also the exit lens is 50mm. The brightness is a mathematical calculation.
As the power goes up, at a given size exit lens the brightness goes down.

Our sight is interesting. Your eyes can open the iris and let in more light. Also, your sight involves your brain. Your eye is a single element lens as in a view camera, we see the world at least your eye sees the world upside down.

It is of course yet another option