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   Hey all, I'm new here, just getting into different kinds of optics a bit.  I have experience in digital photography and understand the construction of optics generally.  I just bought a pair of Upland Optics 10x42 just to keep with me in the car, on the boat, etc.  I've had a few "lesser" pairs of binoculars before, and all I've had this issue with.  
It seems that I need to keep the binoculars "closed" basically all the way, meaning I need to keep the barrels pushed together as far as they will go in order to have one clean sight picture.  If I open them at all so they are more comfortable to use and more in line with my eyes, the sight pictures separate and I don't get one clean image.  Maybe this is normal?  It just makes them much less comfortable to use because the barrels are pressed together on the bridge of my nose.

If this is normal, fine, but I can't tell if I'm doing something wrong, or there is an issue I don't know about...  Any guidance would be great.  Thanks!       

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Emsflyer84 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Optics GrassHopper Joined: August/20/2021 Location: New Hampshire Status: Offline Points: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote Emsflyer84 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Newb Question Posted: August/20/2021 at 07:26
	Hey all, I'm new here, just getting into different kinds of optics a bit. I have experience in digital photography and understand the construction of optics generally. I just bought a pair of Upland Optics 10x42 just to keep with me in the car, on the boat, etc. I've had a few "lesser" pairs of binoculars before, and all I've had this issue with. It seems that I need to keep the binoculars "closed" basically all the way, meaning I need to keep the barrels pushed together as far as they will go in order to have one clean sight picture. If I open them at all so they are more comfortable to use and more in line with my eyes, the sight pictures separate and I don't get one clean image. Maybe this is normal? It just makes them much less comfortable to use because the barrels are pressed together on the bridge of my nose. If this is normal, fine, but I can't tell if I'm doing something wrong, or there is an issue I don't know about... Any guidance would be great. Thanks!

Dogger Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Optics Jedi Knight Joined: January/02/2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Status: Offline Points: 7039	Post Options Post Reply Quote Dogger Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: August/20/2021 at 07:58
	If you have had this issue with all the binos you’ve owned it sounds like you have a very narrow interpupillary distance. As I understand it the hinge adjustment is there to line up your pupils as close to the centre of the oculars as possible to form a single image. If you wear glasses this has probably been checked by your optician and you could verify with them.
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