Hey there.
Please feel free to direct me to an appropriate thread if this has already been discussed.
I don't seem to be able to use binoculars very well. I get a huge kidney bean effect (the dark half-moon in the eyepiece) and end up closing one eye whenever I use them. This has got me thinking: maybe I should buy a monocular! This isn't technically a telescope since it does not telescope, but rather a one-eye piece. I'm sure you equipment people know more about the distinctions than I would. So I'm just curious if anyone else has tried this as a solution or if I should just try looking through high-end binos because they will not have the problems I've been having? Maybe it's that I've never used really good binos. I don't know. Opinion?
Thanks!
also, my boyfriend bought me a pair of binos that are also a digital camera. they broke after two days of use. the battery contact slipped down into the casing. i have not gotten to try getting my images out of them by hooking a usb cable from the camera to the computer. we didn't have an extending memory card in there. annoying! we're going to return them anyway because they aren't that strong, but now that they broke I'm thinking of what to replace them with. Ya know?
[QUOTE=librarygirl]Hey there.
Please feel free to direct me to an appropriate thread if this has already been discussed.
I don't seem to be able to use binoculars very well. I get a huge kidney bean effect (the dark half-moon in the eyepiece) and end up closing one eye whenever I use them. This has got me thinking: maybe I should buy a monocular! This isn't technically a telescope since it does not telescope, but rather a one-eye piece. I'm sure you equipment people know more about the distinctions than I would. So I'm just curious if anyone else has tried this as a solution or if I should just try looking through high-end binos because they will not have the problems I've been having? Maybe it's that I've never used really good binos. I don't know. Opinion?
Thanks![/QUOTE]
I suggest you visit a store with a good selection of binoculars and try a few. The "high-end" choices are nice, but there are some very nice binoculars that can be purchased for very reasonable prices.
To avoid "kidney bean" blackouts make sure you adjust the distance between the two halves for your eyes, and that your eyes are the right distance from the eyepiece. If you wear glasses, pop down the eye cups. If not, leave them up. Binoculars with a larger exit pupil make it easier to get you eye positioned correctly.
You eye/brain is wired for two eyes, and binoculars are much more agreeable than a monocular.
Clear skies, Alan