On Mon, 8 Apr 2002, Jack Stephens wrote:

> [among] 10x binoculars with greater eye relief, the Leica Ultras
> and Swarovski EL's have 15mm, the Zeiss Victory and Nikon Venturers
> have16mm, and the stars are the Nikon Superior E porros at 17mm. Any
> glasses-wearing birders out there with advise to give?

I wear glasses; I have Nikon Superior E porros (8 power, not 10). I find
the eye relief *too large.* If I fold back the shortish rubber eye cups,
I can't jam the eye pieces against my glasses- I have to back off a
little and suspend the binocs in space in front of my glasses (wobble
wobble). So instead, I leave the eye cups extended, and the eye relief
then is about right (I can press the eye cups against my glasses and see
just fine). Of course, you're looking at 10x glasses - they may be a
little different, but you may not need as much eye relief as you think.
Try them out.

I love the Nikons (used to use Leica 7x42 roofs).

CH

Christopher E. Hill
Department of Biology
Coastal Carolina University Ph: 843.349.2567
P.O. Box 261954 Fax:843.349.2201
Conway, SC 29528 E: chill at coastal.edu


It's not a question of where he grips it, it's a simple question of weight
ratios. A five ounce bird cannot carry a one pound coconut.
- Monty Python