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<p>[QUOTE="Vern, post: 31584, member: 347"]The extension is for adjusting the light gathering. During full noon sun you'd extend it to shield from the excessive light. In low light you'd want to gather as much as possible. </p><p>Not for certain, but I bet if you test it in different conditions you'd see this to be true. Awesome. Lots of these in Alaska belonged to ship captains.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Vern, post: 31584, member: 347"]The extension is for adjusting the light gathering. During full noon sun you'd extend it to shield from the excessive light. In low light you'd want to gather as much as possible. Not for certain, but I bet if you test it in different conditions you'd see this to be true. Awesome. Lots of these in Alaska belonged to ship captains.[/QUOTE]
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