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  1. brocknroller

    How much blackout do you tolerate in binoculars ?

    Are you talking about "full illumination of the exit pupil"? I brought this up a while ago, and Henry said that Edz had recanted on that theory. Has it been revived???? Brock
  2. brocknroller

    How much blackout do you tolerate in binoculars ?

    The winged eyecups increase the diameter of the SE occulars? The SE's eyecup diameter is already too wide and too deep, that's my niggler. When I adjust the IPD narrower to make a perfect circle at close distances with the 8x32 model, the eyecups pinch my nose. Okay, so I can breathe through my...
  3. brocknroller

    How much blackout do you tolerate in binoculars ?

    "Free" is the magic word. I'll try it. Thanks. Brock
  4. brocknroller

    How much blackout do you tolerate in binoculars ?

    Nicely illustrated! I've got to get PhotoShop. Those views were my two choices with the 8x32 SE with flared eyecups from being rolled down by the previous owner (four-eyed Frank :-). Wasn't as bad as the first illustration, I only lost about 1/2*. If I dug my eyes in deeper while biting down...
  5. brocknroller

    How much blackout do you tolerate in binoculars ?

    Eitan speaks with much wisdom, however, it should be noted that certain binoculars such as the Nikon SE cause image blackouts for so many people that it goes beyond user dependent features. It's that "anal aberration of the exit pupil" (saw one guy write this once and had to laugh, he meant...
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