Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Do you wear glasses regularly? I do and noticed the blackout problem with a pair of the Leica 7xsomething or other. I am still casting about for a chance to give the 8x32 model a trial since it received a very good rating from "Better View Desired," a fairly objective review of viewing optics (http://www.biddeford.com/~sing/BVD.html). In the meantime, I'm stuck with a pair of 10x42 Swarovskis which, while on the heavy side, suit my purposes for birding well. On the other hand, something smaller with a wider field of view would be handy for forest bird walks. On Sun, 21 Dec 1997, Jeff Segawa wrote: > This summer, after around 4 years of "thinking about it", I finally bought > my first set of binoculars: The Leica 8x32BA. I knew from the start that I > wanted something pretty small, but at the same time, it had to be easy on > the eyes, arms and shoulders. They also had to work well with or without > glasses, and not have much of a tendancy for image blackout if one's eye was > not perfectly centered on the eyepiece. > Written by: Roy C. Zartarian | Prophets are not without honor 25 Stuart Street | except in their own country Newington, CT 06111 USA | and in their own house. http://www.connix.com/~royzart