Lens coatings and color blindness

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MikeR

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I am legally color blind having the common red/green deficit. My question is, some of the binocular companies put a coating on some of their binoculars to enchance the reds, browns, greens would this help my situation. When I first thought about it it all sounded good but not being able to see those colors good in the first place I am not sure I would be able to take advantage of the coating. The companies I haved called so far have no answer for me. Any ideas or opinons???
 
MikeR,

I am color blind also the same as you.. Well the companies I know of that put the red/brown tinted coating are:
Swarovski, Kahles, Burris and Pentax. Those are just the companies that I know of there may be more. You can see this tint when lookin at the Ocular lense in the light. Also I have been told that because of our color blindness we actually have an advantage over non colorblind people.. Because the differences in other colors stand out to us more. Of course I can not prove. Also I've heard yellow tinted glasses help game colors stand out more also. I have not tried that though. The binocs I use are Pentax. I would reccommend the Pentax DCF SP 10x42's or 50's. They also make an 8 power. Good luck
 
Boman,
I wish that my color blindness gave me an advantage over others but I don't believe it does, I am sure everyone is a little different though. I know reds are very hard for me to see anyplace, they just do not contrast at all. Muleys in the sage brush are not any problem but in the timber I really struggle, if I can't see white or movement its tuff. Thanks for your input.
 
Try a pair of sunglasses with amber colored lenses and you will not believe how the game stands out. I learned this from the pilot when we did airiel gunning for coyotes.
 
Definitely try the amber lenses. They really work great driving at night too. I'm surprised you struggle seeing in the dark timber. The amber lenses will brighten things up for you and really help you see the different contrasting shades of grey. Try looking for the subtle sheen that a deer or elks fur has too. When it's darker in the timber I can't see the animals color that well either but that slight sheen catches my eye because it is a tad bit out of place.
 
Thanks for the replies guys, I am going to look for some glasses and give them a try.
 

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