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nikon sporter 8x36 new eyepiece covers (1 Viewer)
- Thread starter harry gee
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solentbirder
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harry gee said:
Don't know if this helps, but I've only attached the eyepiece cover on one side and don't find it to be a problem now.
justin2992
Well-known member
harry gee said:
Do you want two totally separate lens caps for each eyepiece? Do you want them to be tethered?
Or, do you want the eyepiece caps connected together by a bridge? If so the rainguard meant for the Nikon 8/10x32 LXL should fit the bill nicely.
By the way, if you want nice tethered objective covers, the ones supplied with the Zeiss FL 8/10x32 fit nicely.
jedku
Marc
Harry,
I don 't know any suppliers. Sorry, I can't be of help with that. I am writing because I am curious why you want individual ocular lense caps. Can you explain?
I have always preferred to have a rain guard, what you are calling a "one piece eye piece cover." It serves better to protect the oculars from rain drops, pollen, detritus,etc in the field. It is easy to put on and off once it is attached to the strap, thus protecting the lenses while walking, eating, drooling, etc, while still being quick to remove when a mysterious bird flies over. When not in use, I put my bins in their case with rain guard on and that works fine protecting them in storage.
Whenever I have received a new pair of bins with those individual ocular caps, I have been annoyed. I have done almost exactly what you are doing, except I looked for an after-market rainguard. I think that more and more bins for birders are being supplied with rainguards in place of ocular caps because most buyers prefer them. So I am especially curious why you prefer the individual caps, since I have never seen any advantage to them. But, I am probably missing something. Please enlighten. Thanks.
Marc
I don 't know any suppliers. Sorry, I can't be of help with that. I am writing because I am curious why you want individual ocular lense caps. Can you explain?
I have always preferred to have a rain guard, what you are calling a "one piece eye piece cover." It serves better to protect the oculars from rain drops, pollen, detritus,etc in the field. It is easy to put on and off once it is attached to the strap, thus protecting the lenses while walking, eating, drooling, etc, while still being quick to remove when a mysterious bird flies over. When not in use, I put my bins in their case with rain guard on and that works fine protecting them in storage.
Whenever I have received a new pair of bins with those individual ocular caps, I have been annoyed. I have done almost exactly what you are doing, except I looked for an after-market rainguard. I think that more and more bins for birders are being supplied with rainguards in place of ocular caps because most buyers prefer them. So I am especially curious why you prefer the individual caps, since I have never seen any advantage to them. But, I am probably missing something. Please enlighten. Thanks.
Marc
