Binoculars and glasses

[Tringa]

Reading this thread - http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/wearing-spectacles-and-photography.547585/

made me think about my problem with binoculars.

After faffing about taking my glasses off to take a shot, then putting them back on again to see, I sorted it out. Now I keep my glasses on to use my camera and would not now think of doing anything else.

However, I cannot use my binoculars with my glasses, or rather I can but the field of view is so restricted (even with the eye cups folded down) that it is hardly worth the effort.

I know the only way to buy binoculars is to go and try various pairs, but I'd be grateful of any suggestions from anyone that uses their binoculars with glasses.

Dave

 

[Gary Coyle]

you need to get some with sufficient eye relief or exit pupil size, something like that anyway, was in the exact same boat myself but got some info off the net and bought a pair with the better eye relief/exit pupil or whatever, absolute no issues now wearing specs with the pair i bought, will finf the name when i dig them out

 

[owdbuzzard]

I think that binoculars with a B in their number are suitable for spectacle wearers

 

[DorsetDude]

I know the only way to buy binoculars is to go and try various pairs, but I'd be grateful of any suggestions from anyone that uses their binoculars with glasses.

One of Bill Oddies birding books (gripping yarns or little black book) covers this. As you may have noticed Mr Oddie wears glasses. From what I recall his advice was to get small John Lennon style round lens glasses where the lens is as physically close to your eye as possible. That coupled with the large exit pupil diameter thing mentioned above and having the eyecups down should work. Obviously you would need to test this out somewhere before buying.

 

[dean messenger]

small glasses arent always practical. and in my case impossible as i have to wear varifocals which need to be a certain size to give decent field of view.
i have 3 pairs of binoculars all with rubber fold down caps. all are compact style and 2 of them as you say i just cant use because the shallow FOV. the 3rd pair though still compact are a wider range 12 x 32 and work much better giving no problems.. look for binoculars with a 30 or above FOV and it will really help.
i guess its all down to how much you want to spend and whether you want full size or compact binoculars.
i use mine for just spotting more than anything so picked up some auriol pocket 12 x 32 binoculars from ebay for a lowly £6 and they work perfectly and are nice and clear.

 

[Tringa]

Thanks for the replies, all.

Dave