Forgive me if this has already been noted/discussed.
I've noted some people find the eyecups don't extend far enough to avoid "kidney beans", and I seemed to recollect something strange about the Noctivid eyecups. I was able to try them out again and ascertain what is happening. The eyecups extend out anti-clockwise and reach their maximum extension as with other binoculars, but then if you carry on extending them anti-clockwise the eyecups retract a bit and are fairly firmly locked in position. I can't remember if the eyecups can be removed but maybe if they do this retraction facilitates it and protects the integrity of the maximum eyecup extension.
I've never had a problem with the eyecups and I consider myself quite sensitive to kidney beaning. I wonder if on a quick try out people are inadvertently twisting the eyecups all the way (anti-clockwise) and beyond their highest point.
I've noted some people find the eyecups don't extend far enough to avoid "kidney beans", and I seemed to recollect something strange about the Noctivid eyecups. I was able to try them out again and ascertain what is happening. The eyecups extend out anti-clockwise and reach their maximum extension as with other binoculars, but then if you carry on extending them anti-clockwise the eyecups retract a bit and are fairly firmly locked in position. I can't remember if the eyecups can be removed but maybe if they do this retraction facilitates it and protects the integrity of the maximum eyecup extension.
I've never had a problem with the eyecups and I consider myself quite sensitive to kidney beaning. I wonder if on a quick try out people are inadvertently twisting the eyecups all the way (anti-clockwise) and beyond their highest point.