I just received these. I'm finding them very difficult to use/view out of both lenses. I figured how hard can it be to use a pair of binoculars?
2017202
Yes your right on. I just got back from Alaska and note the same thing. If you move much it is hard to see through both eyes. I agree. However they work and our compact.
2017203
we've never had a problem, adjust 1 eye at a time for the user. They work great for us
2017204
I found out two things about the binoculars: (1) I can focus better when I leave my eye glasses on and (2) without my eye glasses I can see better if the I keep the binoculars back from my eyes a bit. Point 1 & 2 my be related. I am accustomed to other field glasses where the eye pieces are in direct contact with my face. This doesn't seem to work as well with these. Hope this helps.
2017205
They are a bit tricky to adjust and get used to. Try holding the binoculars and closing your left eye adjust the ring on the right lens till it's in focus then open your left eye and turn the middle dial until both lens are clear. One set up they are great easy to carry and great for distances my son and I used ours all over Bhutan and were very satisfied! Good luck
273925
Amazon sells spectacles that function like binoculars. You might be able find a pair that will focus to 3' away but be careful. I ordered a pair of really cheap one and the field of view was too small to be useful. I threw them away. They make much, much better ones that cost much, much more. The issue is can you find a pair that will satisfy your needs at price you can afford.
593113
Apologies for this late response. I wear glasses and have no trouble using these binocs. I would recommend them.
761804
Unfortunately - I don't believe that these binoculars have the ability to focus -I personally have found their performance to be less than satisfactory
1021954
It is true that they need to be re-focused if focused with zoom setting. However, I am not sure that is a manufacture defect or just the design. They work fine for me. But then again, I don't mind refocusing for the price I paid for the set of binoculars.
1274579
I, too, am a woman with a pretty small face, but I can fold the two lenses down toward each other and it works for me. If you fold them too far, the lenses black out. I hope you can make it work because I really like these binoculars.
1311430
As it happens, I'm blind in my left eye. I've found these binoculars to be great. I don't know if one can adjust one side differently than the other, though.
1189391
I remove my glasses for all binoculars. I just adjust/focus the binoculars for what I need. These did well for my wife and I.
1759654
Yes, I had that very problem. I sent them back and received a new pair. I really like these binoculars.
2217166
not possible with one hand. Both lenses from front, and eye piece needs adjustment.
230494
Great! In fact if you need corrective lenses--you should have them on when you use these binoculars for viewing. The salesman at Bushnell Outlet described these as multi-person grab and go binoculars--no real adjustments needed. He said many binoculars are really single person use as you do intricate focusing for your particular vision and magnification, ie, as with birding. With sports--you need to see something quickly and don't want to spend time focusing. My husband and I love them and switch back and forth and I wear glasses and he does not.
1189393
I remove my glasses to look through binocs. Otherwise you'll smudge your glasses. Had to start wearing my glasses on a chain, though, so I could find them.
734203
I haven't used mine much,they are to heavy and any little movement you lose what you are viewing.I should have bought a lighter binocular.
2081104
I use them at my computer since it is somewhere between the "distance" and the "reading" of my bifocals, but I don't think they would work in your case. Try maybe some magnifiers that you can wear on top of your glassesHead Wearing Magnifier Can Be Used Hands Free And Worn Over Glasses. Has Dual Magnifying Power.Also, tool suppliers provide such magnifiers for close work like you describe.
379180
I don't think anything. They're hard for the camera to "see through." I used manual focus.
776199
You could but they are really heavy and would be difficult to hold on target by hand. You'll want some kind of mount like a tripod or a monopod. I've had aircraft fly through my field of view while looking at the stars and was able to follow it along. If you mean looking at them when they are high in the sky, you'll want some kind of parallelogram mount so you can get "under" the binoculars. There are probably binoculars out there that are better suited though. I had no collimation problems with mine.
861930
These binoculars have a rather short eye relief distance. You can roll down the eye cup to compensate for this. Using with glasses might dimenish the field of view. If your vision is not too bad and relatively close in each eye, you should be able to use without glasses by focusing the left eye with the center focus wheel and using the diopter setting on the right lense to focus the right eye.If there is sporting goods store near, you might be able to find a pair to "test drive". It will be hard to beat Amazon's price. Hope this helps.