Hello. I’m new to the forum and cannot find an answer to what may be a strange question. I have NL Pure 8x42s and love them. I was trying out the forehead rest and ran into a fitment problem. I have the eyecups extended all the way and installed the forehead rest securely. I also have the rest set at its minimum position. However, my forehead makes contact with rest way before my eyes are close to the eyecups which makes the rest useless. I don’t have a weird face shape (at least no one has ever said so!) but what the heck am I doing wrong? Is anyone else having this problem? Thank you in advance.
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Swarovski Forehead Rest (1 Viewer)
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I think I’ve figured it out. When I put it in what I thought was the lowest position it didn’t work for me. Here is a screenshot showing what I mean. I found this online as I’m not home right now. 
I then found these two images showing how others were able to get it twisted lower. I guess I need to twist it harder to get it lower. I will give it a try later today.
I then found these two images showing how others were able to get it twisted lower. I guess I need to twist it harder to get it lower. I will give it a try later today.
rpg51
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Well, the forehead rest I ordered yesterday and it arrived today. Quick shipping!
My first impression is positive. I am using this with 8x42 NLs. I wear glasses, so the eye cups are turned all the way down.
Right out of the gate I notice that I can acquire a good clean eye position with no black outs more easily, and I can scan and move about without losing that good clean eye position. Very nice. Also, even though stability was not a problem for me with these binos before, the forehead rest does seem to minimize shake/movement.
I think I will be keeping this thing. It looks weird. But, good function. Well worth the $.
My first impression is positive. I am using this with 8x42 NLs. I wear glasses, so the eye cups are turned all the way down.
Right out of the gate I notice that I can acquire a good clean eye position with no black outs more easily, and I can scan and move about without losing that good clean eye position. Very nice. Also, even though stability was not a problem for me with these binos before, the forehead rest does seem to minimize shake/movement.
I think I will be keeping this thing. It looks weird. But, good function. Well worth the $.
That’s great! So I was able to get it turned to the lowest position. I had to force it, but it finallly went down. Maybe mine was just stuck. Anyway, I do feel I have to rest the top of the oculars on my eyebrows for it to fit my forehead properly - as opposed to putting the cups right into my eyeballs! I still would like it better if it adjusted to an even lower position. But it works now and I’m fairly happy. I have some 12x42 NLs arriving soon and am looking forward to trying it with them.
While I don't own Swaro bins, there is a wonderful technique to hold most binoculars securely if you wear a baseball cap or something similar with a stiff brim - grasp the binoculars to the underside of the brim with your fingers on top compressing the two together. Easier to do than explain. 
Here's a photo of a variation of the technique:
And another:
Here's a photo of a variation of the technique:
And another:
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I actually learned the technique from a guy at a local sporting goods optical counter. It's such an obvious technique but had never dawned on me. As I always wear a hat outdoors and it's usually a ball cap, I was stunned at the difference it made in how well I could stabilize my binoculars, especially 10x (although the only two I have left in that magnification are my little Zeiss Victory 10x25 and my Canon IS 10x30 which stabilize just fine on their own). I normally use either my Zeiss HT 8x42 or Conquest HD 8x32 and went out with them after making my post earlier. I used the technique and realized I focused with my thumb on the bottom of the focus wheel. As both those bins have very smooth focusers, it was quite easy to get precise focusing on our variety of backyard birds.
