I have done some research concerning image resolution through a periscope. By my reconing in order to tell a speedboat from a fishingboat, or to tell a car from a truck, you need at least 100 pixels (10x10 or 7x14) on the target. Sherpa Doug -- http://www.piclist.com hint: The PICList is archived three different ways. See http://www.piclist.com/#archives for details.