An amateur's guide to Binoculars

Posted by Ricoh on January 7th, 2016

Binoculars are a widely used device for military purpose, in industrial applications and also for recreational activities. But not everyone is familiar with the working and the phenomenon of the binoculars and for them, here’s a detailed guide.

1. Discovery of Binoculars: The phenomenon of Binoculars was initially discovered in the late 17th century. However, with the invention of the internal prism during the 19th century, the usage of binoculars became quite common from astronomy to poaching. 
2. Holding the Binoculars: Binoculars with more than 10x magnification can be difficult to hold. There are chances that your hands would probably shake, preventing you to take that perfect shot. Usage of a tripod is recommended when using Binoculars of more than 10x magnification.  
3. The Appropriate Aperture: Most people prefer Binoculars with a larger aperture. The larger the aperture, the better the Binoculars. But if the aperture is 50mm or more, it can get hard for you to hold the device. 
4. Common problems of Binoculars: Breaking or cracking of the lens is a commonly seen problem when it comes to Binoculars. To fix this, you should clean the lens if you find smears and smudges. 
5. Working of the Binoculars: Binoculars work like a pair of matching telescopes, except for the fact that they provide a magnified stereoscopic view of faraway objects. The main advantages of a single lens monocular (telescope) is that they provide depth perception, they’re more comfortable as they allow viewing with both eyes and the visual acuity is better as the brain has two sets of visual data to process. 
6. Types of Binoculars: There are many types of Binoculars including Telescope Binoculars, Discount Binoculars, Astronomy Binoculars and Bushel 8x42 Binoculars. 
7. Some terms you should know: 

Alignment: Also called as columniation

Coatings: Lenses in expensive Binoculars are coated with PF semiconductors for high resistance. 

Eye Relief:? In mm, the distance from lens to point where the object in focus. The optimum eye relief is 170-190 m,. 

Waterproof: The type of Binoculars which can be submerged in water as well and is commonly used by underground researchers. 

1. Telescopes are good. Binoculars are better: Because of the small size, Binoculars are easy to carry and widely used. 
2. Defense usage: Armies across the world distribute Binoculars to the infants with the view of portability and wider reach. 

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