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This is because objective lenses are made of a combination of lenses and the focal length is measured from inside the barrel.

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

If the binoculars have objective lenses with a 75.0 cm focal length, what is the focal length of the eyepiece lenses?

From Textbooks • Aug. 12, 2015

After looking at the pictures you sent, he said it appears that the objective lenses — the ones farthest from the eyes — each consist of two lenses that were cemented together but are delaminating.

From Washington Post • Mar. 31, 2015

Fujinon's 14x40 stabilized binoculars offer fixed 5-degree compensation, and Canon's models feature larger objective lenses for better low-light use, with only one-degree stabilization.

From Time Magazine Archive

As soon as he had the two big objective lenses out, we had two fairly good magnifying glasses.

From Four-Day Planet by Piper, H. Beam