BobinKy
Well-known member
Like many before me, I love the views through the Swift Audubon 8.5x44 820EDs. However, the negative aspects of the eye cups and diopter have bothered me since I purchased the pair.
At last, I think I have figured how to live with the eye cups. Yes, the twist up eye cups do move on me. Locking positions would have been better. Now what I do is continually adjust the twist up distance as I look through them, first one eye, then the other. It really is not so bad, since I find I want different twist up differences depending upon which angle I am holding the binoculars--as well as whether the binoculars rest upon the bones of my brow or the eye sockets of my face.
So there you have it. I have learned to live with one of the negatives of these amazing binoculars.
As for the diopter that moves--it must be the binocular elf playing tricks on me. I have found the way to live with it is to memorize my diopter setting and check it frequently. A little pain, but doable.
--Bob
Kentucky, USA
At last, I think I have figured how to live with the eye cups. Yes, the twist up eye cups do move on me. Locking positions would have been better. Now what I do is continually adjust the twist up distance as I look through them, first one eye, then the other. It really is not so bad, since I find I want different twist up differences depending upon which angle I am holding the binoculars--as well as whether the binoculars rest upon the bones of my brow or the eye sockets of my face.
So there you have it. I have learned to live with one of the negatives of these amazing binoculars.
As for the diopter that moves--it must be the binocular elf playing tricks on me. I have found the way to live with it is to memorize my diopter setting and check it frequently. A little pain, but doable.
--Bob
Kentucky, USA