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    Let’s talk about eyecups (comfort, dimensions, preferences, etc.)

    Long eye relief lets you see the full field of view if you put the binoculars further from your eyes (as you must do when wearing glasses/spectacles). But if you don't wear glasses, overly long eye relief can lead to blackouts (which can even happen when wearing glasses, for instance with...
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    Let’s talk about eyecups (comfort, dimensions, preferences, etc.)

    I wonder if there is an opening here for a quality third party manufacturer to produce eyecups for popular binoculars that better suit those who don't wear glasses - ie. longer, for models such as the Conquest HD, and maybe incorporating a rubber piece like the old Zeiss style eyecups Hermann...
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    Let’s talk about eyecups (comfort, dimensions, preferences, etc.)

    When using glasses - eyecups don't really matter so long as they are firm enough not to move under normal use (and don't mark my glasses, of course). Ideally, I would like to have twist style eyecups fully down - but many of today's designs have long enough eye relief that I need to use them...
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