Monthly Archives: September 2009

Eye Relief Helps Eyeglass Wearers Use Binoculars

Wearing glasses can interfere with the use of binoculars. One has to leave a little bit of room for their glasses in between their eyes and the eyepieces of the binoculars or the eyeglass-wearing person will not see all that … Continue reading

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Close Focus Range of Compact Binoculars

We usually rely on binoculars for viewing distant objects, so it seems a little contradictory to be concerned about the close focus of binoculars. Close focus is simply how close you can get to the object you’re viewing before it … Continue reading

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Binocular Lens Coatings and Glass Quality

Binoculars contain a number of glass lenses and prisms that perform some light bending theatrics to produce a magnified image to the viewer. The higher the quality of the glass used to make the lenses and prisms makes for a … Continue reading

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Nitrogen-filled binoculars are fog-proof

Cold weather, like at a football game or on a fall hike, is the time that binoculars can get fogged up inside. That happens when moisture enters the binoculars and condenses on the lenses. Fogged lenses can be a problem … Continue reading

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