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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Troubador" data-source="post: 3261431" data-attributes="member: 109211">Kimmo(I have a Swedish pal called Kimmo that I used to work who I am still in touch with so I automatically start with Hej.... I should have remembered that Swedish is nothing like Finnish)The pic was taken in October on a particularly bad day and we saw absolutely nothing other than one Kestrel and one Meadow Pipit. But on that holiday we had as many encounters with Otters as we normally do in a full year!I am short-sighted and have astigmatism too, so I really need my glasses, and I have worn them for so many years now that I don't notice they are there most of the time. I have discovered that they can be adjusted up and down my nose by 1-2 mm which can help with ER and eyecup issues though which is cool.I agree about the relative restriction of the viewing 'window' of bi-focals but I have discovered some Zeiss lenses that have a little larger 'window'. I think other brands probably allow this as well now.I don't have any problems with the glasses and bins combo but my biggest problem is when looking at short flowers. I need to angle my head back to view through the close-distance segment at the bottom of the lens and when the subject is close to the ground it becomes impossible. Laying down a couple of meters away and looking through bins is a good solution.Lee</blockquote>