I'm now into my third week of my new Opticron TGA 8x42s and loving them. BUT, I have noticed that after an hour or so, my eyes started to water and a headache also started up.
Then I realised that my astigmatism was making my eyes work a lot harder, along with the 2-3 degree angle of relaxed vision between left and right eyes, ie, if I cover one eye, then the other and switch rapidly, the object I'm looking at jumps from top right to bottom left when changing from left to right eye by about 2-3 degrees.
So, I started to wear my glasses, and now everything is SO much more relaxed. I was really surprised at how much a difference prescription glasses can make.
I was just wondering how many people who should wear prescription glasses do or don't when using binoculars ?
I wear glasses and find I cannot use my bins without them. Strangely enough, I find it easier to use my 'scope without them.
[QUOTE=AndyC]I wear glasses and find I cannot use my bins without them. Strangely enough, I find it easier to use my 'scope without them.[/QUOTE]
I wear glasses all the time, i have astigmatism, more pronounced in one eye than the other. However, i really hate using binoculars and glasses in the same time. I quickly lift the glasses on my forehead (i carefully selected a frame that will work with this) before taking the 'nocs to my eyes.
I carefully set the diopter adjustment on the binoculars, and i am sure that i see all there is to see.
Same with the scope.