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Message: <blockquote data-quote="IanF" data-source="post: 561271" data-attributes="member: 21">I'm short sighted as well - I can see the bird wearing glasses and simply lift the binos staying fixed on the bird - dead easy to spot and very quick. If I remove the glasses first my vision drops to around 4' and then you have to struggle to locate the bird through the binos. I dare say it's not so hard to do with a large bright bird stood in the open - but one sat in a bush or flying is more difficult. Certainly it's more preferable not to have to wear the glasses but for me at least it's not as practical. Same thing applies using the camera and the spotting scope.</blockquote>