on 3/7/03 9:16 PM, danrich at danrich@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:
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>
> Lens mm to binocular X power?
> OK, wanting to ask this question for awhile.
> Take a 1000mm lens look out to the same spot, also 10 x power
> binoculars, how close is the image to equal? Or how many mm equals 10 x
> powers?
> How many mm of lens is the equivalent of 1x power binoculars and so on?
>
> This equation I do not know yet.
> Any help please?
> Daniel Danrich
> Maui HI USA
Dan -- Normal 50mm lens is 1X magnification. So binoculars that are 10X
magnification will be equivalent to a 50 x 10 = 500mm lens. The difference
is that with binoculars you see a round circle, the 500mm lens in your
viewfinder will be a rectangular piece of the round image circle (but with
the same magnification). Any thing above about 300mm (or 6X) is very hard to
hand hold unless you use fast film and high shutter speeds...
--
Jim Brokaw
OM-'s of all sorts, and no OM-oney...
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