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ceasar · Sunday 15th November 2009, 16:04

Eyecups for both the SE and EII were recently available from Nikon in California. They may still have some. I tried the ones for the EII on the SE. They don't work for me. Too short.
Bob

Nikon Inc. El Segundo
841 Apollo St. Suite 100
EL SEGUNDO CA 90245-4721

henry link · Sunday 15th November 2009, 16:15

The SE eyecup has an inside depth of about 12mm. The EII eyecup is about 8mm. Sounds like a 10mm eyecup might might be ideal for some people.

At the short end the SE eyecup can be adjusted to cover about 1-4mm. A 6mm eyecup might be useful for some eyeglass wearers who experience blackouts.

Of course, this is all fantasy. Nikon will never ever make 10mm and 6mm eyecups for the SE.

kabsetz · Sunday 15th November 2009, 18:14

Nikon may not ever make 10mm eyecups, but it's not that hard to make 10mm rubber/neoprene ring inserts that fit snugly inside an 8mm eyecup. I have made at various times a bunch of such rings out of neoprene/chloroprene gasket material available at plastics/rubber material specialty stores. Cutting a suitable strip and super-gluing the ends together takes just a few minutes.

Kimmo

Sunday 15th November 2009, 16:04	#276
ceasar Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: NE Pennsylvania Posts: 2,480	Eyecups for both the SE and EII were recently available from Nikon in California. They may still have some. I tried the ones for the EII on the SE. They don't work for me. Too short. Bob Nikon Inc. El Segundo 841 Apollo St. Suite 100 EL SEGUNDO CA 90245-4721 Last edited by ceasar : Sunday 15th November 2009 at 16:10.

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Sunday 15th November 2009, 16:15	#277
henry link Registered User Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: north carolina Posts: 1,731	The SE eyecup has an inside depth of about 12mm. The EII eyecup is about 8mm. Sounds like a 10mm eyecup might might be ideal for some people. At the short end the SE eyecup can be adjusted to cover about 1-4mm. A 6mm eyecup might be useful for some eyeglass wearers who experience blackouts. Of course, this is all fantasy. Nikon will never ever make 10mm and 6mm eyecups for the SE.

Sunday 15th November 2009, 18:14	#278
kabsetz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Finland Posts: 639	Nikon may not ever make 10mm eyecups, but it's not that hard to make 10mm rubber/neoprene ring inserts that fit snugly inside an 8mm eyecup. I have made at various times a bunch of such rings out of neoprene/chloroprene gasket material available at plastics/rubber material specialty stores. Cutting a suitable strip and super-gluing the ends together takes just a few minutes. Kimmo

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