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Re: How big is 1mm?

Started by fblue, 10/03/2007 10:57PM
Posted 10/03/2007 10:57PM Opening Post
First, buying with the intent of reselling for a profit makes you a dealer if you resell them here, by definition, so I would not speak too much about that.
Second, the 4mm and the 5mm are just alike as far as performance is concerned. The 4mm is too much EP for many people and their conditions. 1mm makes a huge difference.
Let's take a 2000mm f/l (8" f/10 scope 400-500x) for instance. There is 100x difference between the 4mm and 5mm. With a 3000mm f/l scope (12" f/10 750-600x) it is 150x difference.
So many find the 4mm too much power on most nights.
Keep what you want and sell the ones you don't want or need.

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