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Old 01-03-2008, 12:41 AM
Kokatha man
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Originally Posted by Scoper View Post
Hi all,
The reason for the increase in eye relief is because the barlow, after intercepting the light-cone, narrows the cone, therefore increasing the focal ratio of the optical system as a whole.
Cheers again
Malc
Eh? - a barlow is a negative (concave) lens and it "expands the cone," not narrows.
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