Buy any pair of binoculars these days and the method stated in the owners manual for setting the dioptic setting seems to be universal, how many here have followed the instructions of ''close left eye, focus with right eye ..now close right eye and turn dioptic setting into correct focus through your left eye'' (or something similar) and came up with somewhat less than desirable results?
Personally, I've always just fiddled around with the dioptic ring/wheel while focusing on an object with both eyes to get the best results, I'm sure some members have discovered some quite intriguing, if not ingenious methods for setting up their binoculars according to their own vision?
How do you set yours?
Matt
[QUOTE=matt green;954581]Buy any pair of binoculars these days and the method stated in the owners manual for setting the dioptic setting seems to be universal, how many here have followed the instructions of ''close left eye, focus with right eye ..now close right eye and turn dioptic setting into correct focus through your left eye'' (or something similar) and came up with somewhat less than desirable results?
How do you set yours?
Matt[/QUOTE]
Matt,
I chose a target about eight metres, away, I close the right eye, focus with the centre wheel, using the left eye, then I shut my left eye and focus with the right eye using the dioptre wheel.
I believe that only Steiner binoculars have the dioptre setting on the left side.
Happy bird watching,
Arthur
I've always used the accepted method except that, instead of closing each eye consecutively, I put the objective lens cap on the 'redundant' side. I can then keep both eyes open and I find it easier to focus when I swop eyes.
Ron