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Message: <blockquote data-quote="justabirdwatcher" data-source="post: 3664481" data-attributes="member: 128908">On the Brunton's, I actually cut a piece of bicycle tire tube to the length I needed.  Turned them inside out and you couldn't really even tell they were there if you didn't already know.I thought it was a great solution until a few weeks of field use when I realized what a pain it was when I was wearing sunglasses, or if I wanted to mount them on a tripod and "look around" the view - as I normally do when glassing with binoculars.   That's an area where long eye relief is very handy for non-eyeglass wearers.  One thing I've learned about myself by now, is if there is a way I can be unsatisfied with a pair of binoculars, I'll usually find it within a few weeks of use.  You're talking about a guy here who found fault with Swarovski SLC's and sold them.  LOLAs many here know, there is a LOT more to being satisfied with binoculars than just the image they produce.  I've learned that I'm willing to give up a little bit in the area of image if the binoculars fit and function really well in the field.I've probably owned 20+ pairs of binoculars in the past 6-7 years.  Strangely enough, a mid-priced pair of Alpens I used to own (and should have kept) still remain one of the most useful pairs of field glasses I've ever owned.  Everything about them was a pleasure to use.  But they had some blurring at the edges of the field of view, and I sold them to raise $ for the Swarovskis.  Should have kept those Alpens...I suppose that's why I've had my Sightron Blue Sky 8x32's for so long now.  There just really isn't anything unpleasant about them.</blockquote>

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