A Concise Guide to Collecting and Restoring Vintage Binoculars (Second Edition)

Download or read book A Concise Guide to Collecting and Restoring Vintage Binoculars (Second Edition) written by Alberto Roberts and published by . This book was released on 2018-08-20 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A CONCISE GUIDE TO COLLECTING AND RESTORING VINTAGE BINOCULARS is particularly suitable for beginners who would like to build a collection of vintage or preowned binoculars and would like guidance on how to carry out their own servicing tasks. Over the years I have built a sizable collection of preowned binoculars and carried out my own repairs and servicing tasks on many of them. This book will be a helpful introductory guide to all and especially to those who may have little knowledge of collecting and servicing binoculars.In this second edition, eight new sections have been added as follows:*A brief history*Non prismatic binoculars*Prismatic binoculars*What is light transmission?*What is the exit pupil?*What is eye relief?*What is light gathering power?*What is the optimum power - light ratio?