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daveosok- I thought that the objective lens diameter had no effect on the field of view. Maybe someone could clarify this?

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If you or your scope can "gather light" you just solved the mystery of warp speed travel Scotty. The original post had to do with light gathering with 40mm or 50mm objective. What I said was valid, you can't gather light and just because you have a 50mm or a 30mm tube doesn't mean it's...

There is no such thing as "light gathering". There is only light transmission. The objective diameter is governed by the type and magnification of the scope. The goal is to supply the proper exit pupil diameter through out the power range. Just because a scope has a 50 doesn't mean it put...