Besides Vortex, are there any brands w/ enough ER (17-18 or more) for eyeglass wearers? 10x36 Monarchs have 15mm and are usable but not without discomfort.
Thanks.
I have no trouble with the Leica 8x20 Ultravid (16mm but very shallow cups), also the Olympus Tracker 8x25 reverse porro (17mm??), the Pentax 9x28 has plenty (18mm). I'm sure others will chime in with good suggestions.
Cup depth really makes a big difference though. Of the three I mentioned the Leica probably has the best usable ER simply because of the cup design.
Hope this helps.
For a very affordable model, Pentax has has a couple 8x25 but I have never used them. One real sleeper is the Olympus 8x25 Magellan. Not phase coated, but a very usable optic quality.
As KD said, the Leica is very good. The rated ER is mystifying on these as I have found the 15mm specs to be perfectly usable with specs. I adore the Ultravid and Trino. I also use the Nikon 8x20. The Nikon 8x20 is very prone to stray light when used near bright sources (sun, etc) but I have not noticed that with the Leica, per se. Incidentally, the late model Trinovids are absolutely awesome and I feel you lose nothing with respect to the UV and in fact I consider the build quality better in the Trino. (8x20 that is, 10x25 Trino has too long a near focus for me).
Not what you asked but the best solution to your question is to try out as many as you can. You may be surprised. You cannot go wrong with an alpha 8x20. I now only rarely use my full size bins :-)