Re: Binoculars with Glasses


"Von Fourche" wrote

My question is - are there any good, and low priced, binoculars for
people with glasses? Are there any binoculars that I can get that come
with diopter power to match my glasses? I'm getting tired of taking off
my glasses when I want to use bino's. I'm also getting tired of closing
one of my eyes - I feel like I'm getting cheated by not using both eyes.
I was thinking of trying a monocular too.

You are definitely cheating yourself by not using both eyes. Look for a
decent pair of porro prism design binoculars that are specified with long
eye relief -- at least 18mm, I'd think.

All binoculars are diopter adjustable. It's called "focusing." ;-)

Call the folks at Eagle Optics and ask them for a recommendation on a 7 or 8
power porro prism binocular. They offer a number of them below $100.
www.eagleoptics.com 800-289-1132

For example, this Bushnell 8x42 Legacy for $70, Alex, might work:

http://www.eagleoptics.com/binoculars/bushnell/bushnell-legacy-wp-8x42-binocular

This small, lightweight Leupold 6x30 Yosemite has gotten a lot of good
reviews, though some may think it's underpowered:

http://www.eagleoptics.com/binoculars/leupold/leupold-yosemite-6x30-porro-prism-binocular-black

I once tried the 8x30 version, but it seemed to have had an alignment
problem, or else... I don't know why I got a headache from it -- maybe from
trying to look with it at things too close. I'd buy the 6x30 if I had fun
money to add to my binocular collection.

Howard in Tucson


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