"Andy Champ" wrote in message
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On 28/09/2010 10:09, John wrote:


By narrow view angle - do you mean they give a telescopic image? surely
the
greater the magnification the narrower the angle.



Good binoculars will give a wider field of view than cheap ones at the
same magnification.

Andy


Doesn't magnification equate to a narrower area of view?

My background is in photography and the greater the telephoto power means a
narrower angle of view. Isn't it the same? (a 35mm camera standard 50mm lens
had a field of view of about 90degrees)