From: "William Lloyd" <lloyd_at_execpc.com> > From: "Michael Daly" <michaeldaly_at_rogers.com> > > From: "Steve Holtzman" <sh_at_actglobal.net> > > > > > The eye relief is 17 mm but I found it > > > is more comfortable to not roll the eye cups down and just sort of push my > > > glasses up slightly. > > > > > I've noticed that there is considerable variation in the degree to which > > binocs are able to "overfocus". That is, the infinity point for someone > > with normal or corrected vision is not the end of travel for the focus > > control. They often focus past that point. That means that those of us > > that are nearsighted can sometimes focus past the normal infinity point > > and use them without glasses! > > I hope I am not misunderstanding the post below but just as a precaution let > me say that "eye relief" has NOTHING to do with how much correction there is > ["diopters"] or how "far" the binoculars will focus, etc. No problem. My post was just to point out that there is an alternative to getting long eye relief and that is to find binocs that do not require the use of glasses (though I guess it's not that explicitly stated.) One problem with long eye relief is that the binoculars (or anything with an eyepiece) can be less easy to use without glasses. The glasses help hold the eyepiece at the correct distance. I've used telescope eyepieces where the exit pupil is hard to find and keep in your field of view without glasses due to the amount of eye relief. One manufacturer of telescope eyepieces sold two versions of the same eyepiece, one with and one without high eye relief so both eyeglass wearers and others could have the optimal version. In general, this is less of a problem with binocs, however, it you are getting binocs for yourself and your spouse and only one wears glasses, you may want to look into this. I have an old pair of high eye relief binocs that are annoying to use without glasses. These binocs have very deep eye cups that are used without glasses and can be rolled down for use with. They are so annoying that I regret ever buying them. Mike *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List - Any opinions or suggestions expressed here are solely those of the writer(s). You must assume the entire responsibility for reliance upon them. All postings copyright the author. Submissions: PaddleWise_at_PaddleWise.net Subscriptions: PaddleWise-request_at_PaddleWise.net Website: http://www.paddlewise.net/ ***************************************************************************Received on Tue Jan 21 2003 - 12:04:53 PST
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