Binoculars

[daftgrandad]

I have just bought a pair of binoculars from a charity shop.
It says on the top :- 12X50 WIDE ANGLE. 341ft.at 1000yds.
Could somebody please explain to me what this means?
Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.

[redman41]

http://www.warehousee...ulars_binocu-huh.html

Have a look at this site

[daftgrandad]

redman41
Thankyou very much indeed for that.
The whole thing has become so much clearer.Forgive the pun !
Many thanks once again.
Regards dg

[New Judge]

To save you looking it up, the 12 refers to the magnifying power of the binoculars (twelve fold). The 50 refers to the diameter (in millimetres) of the lens at the large end. The 341 ft @1,000 yards denotes the width of he field you would see. If you observed a brick wall which was 1,000 yards away, you would be able to see 341 feet of it from left to right.

[daftgrandad]

New Judge
Thanks very much for info.
Regards dg

[carlton23]

For general use a pair of 10x50 would be better.

[mjwman]

Cos he might get a slap!

[daftgrandad]

Thanks for the advice Zac.
Rather tricky when you,re at sea though !!