The best Bins for use with Glasses ?

[jtwood]

I am having to start to wear glasses for birding is there a model or type of Bins that are more suitable for use with Glasses

[Tero]

I hesitate to name a best one. Nikon Action Extreme worked for me, but they were heavy. When using glasses, I like a lighter binocular, as I never know where to hold them, and they move a bit.

You can ask at Optics Planet when you narrow it down to a few models and a price. Eye relief should be 16 or 17mm at least.
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[Alexis Powell]

I am having to start to wear glasses for birding is there a model or type of Bins that are more suitable for use with Glasses

Most modern binoculars work well for glasses wearers. The important specification is "eye-relief"--glasses wearers typically need about 16 mm, but it varies depending on how far your glasses fit in front of your eyes (which is determined by the shape of your face and design of your glasses), and how the binoculars fit against your glasses. I have some binoculars with 13 mm eye-relief that work for me, but I usually need at least 16 mm, and I prefer 18-20 mm.

--AP

[Sancho]

I´d confirm what Alexis says. In my experience the actual spectacles are more important than the bins. It also depends on your physiognomy; in my case, I find that very small "John Lennon" type specs that sit back into my eye-sockets allow the bins to get closer to my eyes and so give a better FOV. I´ve just tried Nikon E2 10x35 with the eyecups rolled down, and although they only give 13mm eye-relief, I can see the whole field with my specs on, best ever result I´ve gotten with any bins. I´d worry slightly that the lenses of my specs might come into too much contact with the lenses of the bins, if I wore them (the specs) much while birding (but I don´t).

[Peter_Perfect]

Agree with the comment about the smaller glasses. Also if you get a pair with very good eye relief 18 - 22mm, then I use one of the first click stops of the eye cups to keep my glasses away from the lens. This usually does not impinge on the available viewing area.

[MacGee]

My next pair of glasses will be the small, eye-socket kind, but my present ones are not. They're also bifocals and not exactly a perfect fit. I can use any modern twist-up eyepieces, but I find I'm more comfortable with wider ones. 40mm is much better than 35mm.

Michael