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04-08-2018, 07:51 AM
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Join Date: May 2007
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eye glass friendly binos
Looking a new pair of eye glasses friendly binos. I have Minox now that work great with my glasses off but not so much with them on. For you eye glass wearers out there what have you found that works for you?
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04-08-2018, 08:04 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Lacombe
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Steiner Predator 8x42 is what I went to when I had to start wearing glasses.
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04-08-2018, 08:10 AM
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Never found a pair really eyeglass friendly. With eyeglasses on it screws with eye relief, personally I find because of the extra distance my eyes are from the lenses you can adjust focus and diopter for it but eye position must be so perfectly aligned with the binos I end up always fighting to keep them in alignment to maintain focus. I always go back to using them without my eyeglasses. I bring the binos back to my face with the eye pieces lowered to catch under the bottom of my eye glasses and lift them allowing me to slide the binos to my eyes. When I take the binos away from my face my eyeglasses fall back down to my nose in their normal position. I't's second nature to me now as I been doing that for decades. If I'm glassing for extended periods I take them off.
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04-08-2018, 08:15 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2014
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Meopta, most comfortable/best binos I’ve owned and I’ve had alpha glass.
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04-08-2018, 08:20 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Edmonton SW
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I use a Leica bino that has eyepiece that you can twist to adjust for glasses. Any bino that has that feature will work for us glasses wearing folk
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04-08-2018, 08:49 AM
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Location: Cold Lake
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04-08-2018, 12:23 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Bonnyville
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Swarovski
Swarovski 10x30 at Cabelas are $300 off now...so $1000...I have 2 similar swaros and as an eyeglass wearer these work well...no complaints...and that's a good price too at cabelas...
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04-08-2018, 01:12 PM
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Spotting scope, binos don't work with glasses
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04-08-2018, 02:56 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2011
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Prewar
Swarovski 10x30 at Cabelas are $300 off now...so $1000...I have 2 similar swaros and as an eyeglass wearer these work well...no complaints...and that's a good price too at cabelas...
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I got this deal. they are a great set of bino's.
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04-08-2018, 03:55 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Calgary
Posts: 129
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Binos
Age has got me into progressive bifocals. Checked out the eye relief on a few standing at a counter, and ended up with Bushnell Legends in 10x42. Been working well for me for 10 years. The longer the eye relief the better off you'll be, best to do your own testing.
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04-08-2018, 08:11 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: Bonnyville
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Little red riding hood
Spotting scope, binos don't work with glasses
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I guess if you buy your binos at Canadian Tire...
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04-08-2018, 09:07 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2012
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Best answer is to try a bunch out. I find, depending on your prescription and/or astigmatism that certain binos work better than others depending on the person. Good glass makes it easy to look though. Good build quality will usually have twist in/out eye cups for the proper relief the wearing glasses. And good build quality means that the diopter adjustment (the knob on the one barrel) actually works well and stays tuned when you focus the bios.
There are lots that fit the bill. I've got cheaper Vortex (Diamondback 8X42's) that work great for me while wearing glasses while hunting and some Westmarine 7x50's that I use when I'm on a boat. Both sets were $300-$400 each.
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04-09-2018, 12:07 PM
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Join Date: Dec 2008
Location: Near Edmonton
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I have worn glasses my whole life. Any decent quality binocular has adjustable eye pieces, either roll over rubber or twist in and out. They all worked just fine to adjust so that my eyes are the same distance with glasses as they are without. There are companies that sell replacement eye pieces that allow you to get closer than you can on most with no eyeglasses. I tried a set and found no real advantage.
The one thing that does make a difference, glasses or not, is a a diopter adjustment on BOTH eye pieces. Not everyone is right eye dominant and being able to adjust the left eyepiece is a real big advantage.
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04-10-2018, 09:41 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
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Quote:
Originally Posted by WABBIT
Age has got me into progressive bifocals. Checked out the eye relief on a few standing at a counter, and ended up with Bushnell Legends in 10x42. Been working well for me for 10 years. The longer the eye relief the better off you'll be, best to do your own testing.
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Just bought a pair of these as well. Long eye relief is the key thing.
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