Why do binoculars have too much eye relief for eye cup length lately?
I have purchased 6 binoculars over the last year and I have had to return 4 of them for having too much eye relief relative to how far the eye cups extend. This forces you to figure out how to brace the binoculars because you can't rest them in your eye sockets.The two that worked good for eye relief were the new Swarovski 8x30 CL and the Nikon 8x30 EII and Canon 10x42 IS-L. The CL is the best and has very tolerant eye relief. The four I returned were the Cabela's Euro Instinct HD 8x32 , Bushnell M HD 8x42, Nikon Monarch MHG 8x42 and recently the new Zeiss Victory 8x25. The little Zeiss I had to hold an inch away from my face to avoid blackouts. Is this a recent phenomenon and have you guys been having this problem also and why? Is it because I have shallower than normal eye sockets? What binoculars have you tried work well for you and which ones have you tried that don't work well or have too much eye relief relative to the eye cups.
I have purchased 6 binoculars over the last year and I have had to return 4 of them for having too much eye relief relative to how far the eye cups extend. This forces you to figure out how to brace the binoculars because you can't rest them in your eye sockets.The two that worked good for eye relief were the new Swarovski 8x30 CL and the Nikon 8x30 EII and Canon 10x42 IS-L. The CL is the best and has very tolerant eye relief. The four I returned were the Cabela's Euro Instinct HD 8x32 , Bushnell M HD 8x42, Nikon Monarch MHG 8x42 and recently the new Zeiss Victory 8x25. The little Zeiss I had to hold an inch away from my face to avoid blackouts. Is this a recent phenomenon and have you guys been having this problem also and why? Is it because I have shallower than normal eye sockets? What binoculars have you tried work well for you and which ones have you tried that don't work well or have too much eye relief relative to the eye cups.
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