Binoculars for those who wear glasses.

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Starting to hunt with me specs on this year so it's time for new binos. I would like to hear from those who use binoculars with glasses as to which pair you'd recommend and why. Thanx in advance.
 
Look fo a pair with eye relief in the 20mm range. These will give you a good field of view with you glasses on. Even with eye cups folded you need the longer eye relief because your glasses keep the ocular lens farther away from your eye. Most good manufacturers list this info in their product description. I have a pair of B+L elite 10x42 and am very happy with them. There is a pair of 8x42 B+L listed in the optics section of the exchange forum. I am sure you would be happy with them.
 
i find putting one of those straps on my glasses, drop them down and glass without them works the best. even folding down the eye cups the lens on your glasses are always smudged fron the binos. binos and glasses are a pain in the neck.
 
I just got a pair of Leupold Cascades...they are perfect for me and my eyeglasses...couldn't be happier...may be worth checking out...best thing is to hit the gun shops and try a few pair out to see what works and what doesn't
 
As stated by redmist25 you need an eye relief of about 20 mm.

I have Bushnell Legend 8x32 and 8x42, one has eye relief of 16 mm and the other eye relief of 18 mm.

Both are great - give full field of view with my glasses on and both are excellent optically as well as being waterproof and mist proof.

Binoculars of this quality are a bit pricey, but you really get your money's worth. I don't believe you will find the extended eye relief feature in cheap binoculars.
 
I was actually speaking with one of the guys from Binoculars Canada today, and according to his reference materials the minimum eye relief for glasses wearers is 14mm.

Rob
 
My Nikon Monarch's have the eyepieces designed to turn in for glasses and out for non wearers. As I don't where glasses yet!! It looks like a good idea, but as Chappy said not sure about smudging the glasses?
 
Watch out if you decide to get something with the rubber fold-down type of eyecups. It doesn't take long before the rubber starts to tear from being bent over like that. When I wore glasses, this was a constant problem for me with several different makes and models of binoculars, up to and including a Zeiss 10x40. Over $60 for a new set of rubber rings, and this was more than 10 years ago.

I'm sure that the guy who said that 14mm of eye relief was enough meant well, but I'm also sure that he had NO experience with trying to wear specs and use binoculars at the same time. 18 or 20 mm is almost essential for comfortable use. Even then, you tend to find that your glasses get scratches from bits of grit and grime on the eyecups.

The one real solution? Laser eye surgery. Best money I ever spent.

John
 
jjohnwm said:
Watch out if you decide to get something with the rubber fold-down type of eyecups. It doesn't take long before the rubber starts to tear from being bent over like that. When I wore glasses, this was a constant problem for me with several different makes and models of binoculars, up to and including a Zeiss 10x40. Over $60 for a new set of rubber rings, and this was more than 10 years ago.

I'm sure that the guy who said that 14mm of eye relief was enough meant well, but I'm also sure that he had NO experience with trying to wear specs and use binoculars at the same time. 18 or 20 mm is almost essential for comfortable use. Even then, you tend to find that your glasses get scratches from bits of grit and grime on the eyecups.

The one real solution? Laser eye surgery. Best money I ever spent.

John
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Any of the Pentax ones I looked at all had 20mm of eye releif and the twist and click "eye-cups."

rob
 
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