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    Service TSN1/3 Scope

    A competent independent binocular repairer will usually be happy to work on telescopes.
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    don't know what it fits.

    I hope this thumbnail image is big enough.
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    don't know what it fits.

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    don't know what it fits.

    Thank you for the reply but if it is Opticron it must be an old version as it does not fit my HR 80 GA ED. Maybe why it was given to me.
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    don't know what it fits.

    I have been given a zoom eyepiece for a terrestrial telescope 25x-75x with a screw fitting 37.5mm. I don't know what make it fits. Can anyone help, please?
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    Binocular eyepiece repair

    In photo 4 you can see a shiny silver scratch on the right eyepiece. This shows where one of the grub screws made contact with the tube that holds the lenses but then slipped and made the mark. You should find two more around the circumference.
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    Binocular eyepiece repair

    in photo 2 the tube with lenses has screwed in too far. Carefully grip it and unscrew it , probably anti-clockwise so that there is enough plain metal showing. Look at the the piece in photo 3 and locate the three tiny grub screws. It is these that secure photo 3 to the top of photo 2. You will...
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    binoculars for aquarium

    Is that really what it costs in the USA to get a binocular aligned? I wish my customers would pay £157.
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    Daylite Diopter Question

    Remove the plastic eyecup.. Loosen the three grub screws in the eyepiece. Turn the silver coloured threaded part down about half way. Place the eyelenses inside the silver part. Replace the knurled eyepiece over the eyelenses and the silver part. Tighten the three grub screws and replace the...
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    Hello...I have a very old pair of small binoculars. I only have one eye piece and need help to find a new one. Any suggestions please?

    It looks rather similar to the Steiner Safari. Worth getting a binocular shop to take a look.
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    Bushnell Marine vs Nikon Action 7x50 Binoculars

    For years I was the Bushnell UK gtee repair workshop. My pocket binocular is a Nikon Travelite EX 8x25. Need I say more?
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    Anyone used DBA VHD+ from Opticron

    I have been handling / repairing binoculars since 1963 and have lost count of the number and types but my own main binocular is a 10x42 DBA VHD+ and I have no intention of changing it. I have owned Leicas and Zeiss West in the past and Meopta which was the best of the three but the Opticron...
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    Canon 10x30 IS stabilised binocular sticky covers

    It's certainly not exclusive to Canon. I have over the years had to remove the sticky coating from a number of different makes of binoculars and telescopes.
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    Have scopes nowadays Porro or Roof prisms?

    Thank you and it shows that we are never too old to learn. Richard
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    Have scopes nowadays Porro or Roof prisms?

    I have not heard an objective being called "slow". Pls what does that mean? Richard
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    Missing eye piece part. ZEISS focus eye piece

    your photo shows you need an eyecup that screws on top of the eyepiece. Try an internet search.
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    An example of terribly ignorant advicer

    There are four Opticron 10x42 models with good eye relief. Countryman 17mm DBA VHD+ 17mm Natura BGA 20mm Imagic BGA VHD 21mm I wear glasses and find I can get the full field of view with 17mm eye relief.
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    Very cheap binoculars

    A second hand , serviced C Zeiss Jenoptem 8x30 for around £50. Make sure it includes a strap in case it is dropped.
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    Major issue with East Coast Binocular Repairs - 5 month delay returning binoculars!

    Peter, for your Swift, you could try the guy who does the optics on The Repair Shop. Action Optics.
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    Manfrotto tripod and hide clamp

    I have a Manfrotto 074 with 028 head. The connection is 3/8th whitworth. My hide clamp does not have a thread to accept the, or any, tripod.
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    Nikon ED 50 broken in two. Best way to fix?

    This is not that difficult to repair. I have fixed a number of telescopes like this. The holes / threads into which the three screws fit can be remade with two part epoxy metal replacement . When dry it takes a new thread. If the lugs in the other part are damaged then they can also be remade. I...
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    Sparrow terrace or tower nest boxes?

    I have been given a three storey tower nest box but every other sparrow box I have seen is a terrace. Is it worth fixing this tower or should I alter it to a terrace?
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    Where can I have Swaro 25-50 zoom adapted for longer e/r?

    The link does not seem to imply that the eye relief can be altered. I expect it refers to simply removing the rubber cup from the top of the eyepiece. when wearing spectacles.That should allow you to get your eye a little closer to the lens in the eyepiece#
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    Please help me identify and fix an old pair of binoculars

    OK. Just unscrew the eyecup .
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    Please help me identify and fix an old pair of binoculars

    Check first for a grub screw in the side of the eyecup. If present, undo it a bit then unscrew the cup. Use a knife to gently prize the next ring off. It's very thin so be careful. Under the ring you will see three grub screws that secure the focus ring to the optics. Tighten them and you will...
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