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Birders
love close focus. We often study birds up close, and when birds
aren't available many of us watch butterflies. The closer a
binocular focuses, the better we like it.
 However,
close focus is not a cut-and-dried matter. Close focus varies
from person to person through binoculars just as it does with
the naked eye. So the distance that the manufacturer quotes
is at best a guideline. To determine true close focus, you have
to try the binoculars with your own eyes.
How
close a binocular will focus is determined by the design of
the eyepiece. It is not necessarily related to the magnification.
Examples
of close focusing binoculars are:
Audubon
Equinox
(5 ft.)
Brunton Epoch (3 ft.)
Celestron
Noble 8x32 (5 ft.)
Eagle Optics Ranger (5.2
ft.)
Leica Ultravid 10x42
(9.7 ft.)
Nikon Premier (10 ft.)
Pentax DCF SP (6.6 ft.)
Swarovski EL (8 ft.)
Zeiss T* FL (6.6 ft.)
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