Arbu
Well-known member
I have two pairs of binoculars, one made by Weaver, the other by Olympus. Both have very similar eyecups which screw up to create a gap between the lens and your eye. The threads on the eyecups on each pair are the same, so I can interchange them.
Neither of them work very well. On the Weaver model one of the eyecups cracked and I have now lost it. On the Olympus model both eyecups are now very stiff and if I try to open them I need to exert so much pressure that the whole eyecup starts to unscrew.
Anyone got any ideas as to (a) where I can source new eyecups and (b) how to free up the Olympus eyecups? I've contacted Weaver to see if they can help with a new eyecup and am waiting to hear back. I've tried putting some foot powder (didn't have any talcum powder) in the Olympus eyecups to lubricate them but it doesn't seem to have helped that much.
Thanks.
Neither of them work very well. On the Weaver model one of the eyecups cracked and I have now lost it. On the Olympus model both eyecups are now very stiff and if I try to open them I need to exert so much pressure that the whole eyecup starts to unscrew.
Anyone got any ideas as to (a) where I can source new eyecups and (b) how to free up the Olympus eyecups? I've contacted Weaver to see if they can help with a new eyecup and am waiting to hear back. I've tried putting some foot powder (didn't have any talcum powder) in the Olympus eyecups to lubricate them but it doesn't seem to have helped that much.
Thanks.