Glassing fatigue.

It might not be in the cards but glass quality does help a ton. I can tell a significant difference all day coues glassing between SLCs and ELs and those are both considered top end.

The difference between low end vortex and mid tier Swaro/Leica/Zeiss would be huge.
 
I can't speak to the alpha glass as I don't own any.
I did experience some headache relief moving from bottom of the barrel steiners to mid grade zeiss conquest 8x42. I think that swap is in the get 80% improvement with 20% investment range though lol.

Not sure how your athlons compare and if they're likely to contribute to your eye strain.
 
I do believe the athlons are the weakest link in my glasses. I spend a lot of time in them when moving around. I primarily hunt open desert and scrub. So when I'm moving around the big stuff is in the pack
 
Are the Meopta meostar B1 15x56 better than the vulture 15x56 I currently have?
I've never had eyes behind either one but very probably: Meoptas are frequently compared to Swarovski SLC for big eyes
 
OP, I'll second what everyone said about upgrading glass - consider how much you spend to directly correlate with how long you can spend behind that glass before getting fatigued. Anyone who says otherwise is either honestly ignorant or lying to themselves to feel better. And, look for used Swaro binos in the optics classifieds - a set of ELs or SLCs is better than anything you've got, and won't be too terribly bad on the wallet. A lot of guys have been selling theirs off as they upgrade to the Swaro NL Pures, so it's an excellent time to get a great deal. The first piece I'd upgrade, and the place I'd always put the most money, is the set of glass I'd spend the most time behind - the high-power binos.

The only other thing I can offer is to remember that your eyes have a lot of muscles in them - spend time building that up before the season. Even half an hour every day of practice glassing will help, even if it's just birding or looking at other wildlife. Just try to get the consistent time in, and grid inside the glass the same way you would grid off a hillside looking for muleys, so that your eye muscles are getting worked just as they would during season.
 
OP, I'll second what everyone said about upgrading glass - consider how much you spend to directly correlate with how long you can spend behind that glass before getting fatigued. Anyone who says otherwise is either honestly ignorant or lying to themselves to feel better. And, look for used Swaro binos in the optics classifieds - a set of ELs or SLCs is better than anything you've got, and won't be too terribly bad on the wallet. A lot of guys have been selling theirs off as they upgrade to the Swaro NL Pures, so it's an excellent time to get a great deal. The first piece I'd upgrade, and the place I'd always put the most money, is the set of glass I'd spend the most time behind - the high-power binos.

The only other thing I can offer is to remember that your eyes have a lot of muscles in them - spend time building that up before the season. Even half an hour every day of practice glassing will help, even if it's just birding or looking at other wildlife. Just try to get the consistent time in, and grid inside the glass the same way you would grid off a hillside looking for muleys, so that your eye muscles are getting worked just as they would during season.
That is a great suggestion about the practice using the muscles before having to use them for long periods of time.
 
I have a nice carbon tripod and upgraded my fluid head this year.
Aside from swaro's, how do I know I'm getting better glass? I can't currently spend 1200-2500 on a single piece of glass. I thought about bumping from the vortex vulture hd to a pair of vortex kaibab hd's. Would that be much of a change? I think a pair of viper 10x50 or razor (pre hd)
In your case, I wouldn't waste any more money on glass until I could get the best. If you keep trying to find the one that works, you'll end up spending twice the money than if you just bought the swaros.

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