HoosierGuy
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Since I got my first pair of really good binocs - Nikon Monarchs 8x42, I'm becoming more aware of the important things like eye relief, field of view, and such.
As I try to find a good pair of higher power binos in the 9x to 10x range, at a low price, I'm always looking at eye relief. Since my Monarchs have 19.6 (I think) eye relief and I always wear glasses, I always look for binos with at least 19 eye relief.
But, do I really need 19mm eye relief? I wear glasses. The glasses sit on my nose normally, not close to my eyes and not on the tip of my nose, but normally. I'm happy with my Monarchs.
So, would I get good eye relief with 18mm or 17mm or even 16mm? I've read if you wear glasses don’t' go below 16mm. But I've also read from bino users not to drop below 19mm and maybe go for 20+mm.
So, how low can I go with eye relief?
I'm talking about binos for birding. 9x to 10x.
Much Thanks!
As I try to find a good pair of higher power binos in the 9x to 10x range, at a low price, I'm always looking at eye relief. Since my Monarchs have 19.6 (I think) eye relief and I always wear glasses, I always look for binos with at least 19 eye relief.
But, do I really need 19mm eye relief? I wear glasses. The glasses sit on my nose normally, not close to my eyes and not on the tip of my nose, but normally. I'm happy with my Monarchs.
So, would I get good eye relief with 18mm or 17mm or even 16mm? I've read if you wear glasses don’t' go below 16mm. But I've also read from bino users not to drop below 19mm and maybe go for 20+mm.
So, how low can I go with eye relief?
I'm talking about binos for birding. 9x to 10x.
Much Thanks!