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    Blackouts looking at edge of FOV with Noctivid 8x

    For what it's worth, I don't see the field stop in most of my binoculars as a "crisp defined circle" either, nor do I feel the need to. I'll see the field stop all right when I look towards it, but not always will I see a classic, knife-edge, sharply defined transition. That is not the same as...
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    Blackouts looking at edge of FOV with Noctivid 8x

    If edge blackouts are happening no matter how what you do with the eyecups (I thought from reading your original post that extending the eyecups solved that issue) the only other things I can suggest would be: - eye placement ie. where you put the binoculars over your eyes. 8x42s ought to be...
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    Blackouts looking at edge of FOV with Noctivid 8x

    I'm slightly hesitating to weigh in here, given the tone of your post #12, but here goes ... I really like the effect you get when you can move the field stop "far out" as I would call it - it gives you the oft mentioned "open window" and in general makes for a more pleasant viewing experience...
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