I am trying to get a better handle on this whole exit pupil thing. My understanding is that the exit pupil is the diameter of the light,
(in mm) coming out the back of the scope. So does this mean that the light in the daytime is also only this wide? Also, if you have a 5 power scope that has a 50mm objective lens & your getting a 10mm exit pupil but your eye is only going to dialate to 5 or 6mm then what good is the other 4mm going to do you? Or does this just mean you can move your eye around a little bit more than if it was a smaller exit pupil? What I'm getting at is if the extra light is not going to do me any good I might as well go with the smaller objective lens or more magnification. Right?
(in mm) coming out the back of the scope. So does this mean that the light in the daytime is also only this wide? Also, if you have a 5 power scope that has a 50mm objective lens & your getting a 10mm exit pupil but your eye is only going to dialate to 5 or 6mm then what good is the other 4mm going to do you? Or does this just mean you can move your eye around a little bit more than if it was a smaller exit pupil? What I'm getting at is if the extra light is not going to do me any good I might as well go with the smaller objective lens or more magnification. Right?
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