Hello.
I just got my first pair of binoculars (8x32) and would like to ask a few questions. Please forgive me if I am confusing terminology.
I read about eye relief and adjustable eye cups so I figured there will be 2 positions to accommodate users with glasses. My binoculars have 4 let's call them fully extended (4) to fully collapsed (0). Since I don't need glasses, I tried using them at 4 (max relief). It seemed OK, but I think my FOV looked wider when I use them with a slightly shorter relief at position 3.
1. Please explain what these intermediate positions are for. Is there anything wrong with my vision that I don't see the best picture with fully extended eye cups (I think I have close to 20/20). I think the eye relief at position 4 is a pretty good for an 8x32 (16mm). However, since I am not taking a full advantage of it right now and seem to prefer position 3, does it mean that in the future if I need glasses, I won't have enough relief at position 0.
2. I seem to get a better, more immersive view if I block my peripheral vision with my hands while holding the binoculars. Is this the proper technique? can I get some sort of rubber blinders for that
Thanks
I just got my first pair of binoculars (8x32) and would like to ask a few questions. Please forgive me if I am confusing terminology.
I read about eye relief and adjustable eye cups so I figured there will be 2 positions to accommodate users with glasses. My binoculars have 4 let's call them fully extended (4) to fully collapsed (0). Since I don't need glasses, I tried using them at 4 (max relief). It seemed OK, but I think my FOV looked wider when I use them with a slightly shorter relief at position 3.
1. Please explain what these intermediate positions are for. Is there anything wrong with my vision that I don't see the best picture with fully extended eye cups (I think I have close to 20/20). I think the eye relief at position 4 is a pretty good for an 8x32 (16mm). However, since I am not taking a full advantage of it right now and seem to prefer position 3, does it mean that in the future if I need glasses, I won't have enough relief at position 0.
2. I seem to get a better, more immersive view if I block my peripheral vision with my hands while holding the binoculars. Is this the proper technique? can I get some sort of rubber blinders for that
Thanks