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5" / 6" SE

Started by Tony Grigsby, 10/22/2009 08:23PM
Posted 10/22/2009 08:23PM Opening Post
Anyone have any experience with either of these? Has anyone seen them side by side? I would think the 6" would have the slight edge as far as viewing, but Im wondering if its a whole lot larger than the 5".
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Tony.
Posted 10/26/2009 11:42AM #1
Tony Grigsby said:

Anyone have any experience with either of these? Has anyone seen them side by side? I would think the 6" would have the slight edge as far as viewing, but Im wondering if its a whole lot larger than the 5".
Thanks,
Tony.

The 6-inch does offer a little improvement light-gathering/resolution wise, but, honestly, not much more than "barely noticeable." Portability-wise, neither is much more portable than the 8-inch, which brings a very noticeable performance increase to the table.

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