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
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
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
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