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Beth
Sometimes the problem is me and not the binocular. For a while now I've had some issues setting the IPD correctly with my 8x30 binocular.
It became a little frustrating for a while, but then I felt I had solved the issue recently. Well, this weekend I again had a little frustration trying to get IPD right. The view never felt comfortable and it seemed somewhat restrictive. After my outing on Sunday, I wondered why this problem seemed worse lately.
I decided the issue is due to my obsessing about trying to obtain perfection.
This morning I had 30 minutes of viewing on the edge of a scrubby field in town. Right after I arrived (still in my car) I decided I would just stop worrying about getting the IPD setting perfect; I told myself to take care to set it right initially then forget about it and just look through the binocular. This solved the problem. The view was fine and as good as can be.
I also realized I had the binocular placed slightly lower down on my eyeglasses than normal. I moved it up and this opened up the view. This is how I normally hold the binocular against my eyeglasses. I wondered if I was instinctively moving the bin down over time to avoid some glare (who knows).
Do you ever drive yourself crazy like this too ?
It became a little frustrating for a while, but then I felt I had solved the issue recently. Well, this weekend I again had a little frustration trying to get IPD right. The view never felt comfortable and it seemed somewhat restrictive. After my outing on Sunday, I wondered why this problem seemed worse lately.
I decided the issue is due to my obsessing about trying to obtain perfection.
This morning I had 30 minutes of viewing on the edge of a scrubby field in town. Right after I arrived (still in my car) I decided I would just stop worrying about getting the IPD setting perfect; I told myself to take care to set it right initially then forget about it and just look through the binocular. This solved the problem. The view was fine and as good as can be.
I also realized I had the binocular placed slightly lower down on my eyeglasses than normal. I moved it up and this opened up the view. This is how I normally hold the binocular against my eyeglasses. I wondered if I was instinctively moving the bin down over time to avoid some glare (who knows).
Do you ever drive yourself crazy like this too ?