Niels, at 20:49 on May 01 1996, you wrote to Roy McNeill...

NP> Reading your messages about binoculars prompted me to go and get mine out 
NP> of the car.  They are 20 x 50  (field 3 degrees).  It wasn't until then 
NP> that I discoverd another hole in memory. I used to know, but I can't for 
NP> the life of me remember what the 20 and the 50 stand for.

Magnification = 20, objective lens = 50mm diameter.  I find that 20x50s are
a bit strong for hand-held use, as they jerk around something chronic.

Regards, Bill

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