Hi
Last summer I got the new ATM-80HD scope, which is awesome, except for one thing. The built-in plastic lens shade does nor slide out smoothly, in fact it is quite difficult to pull out as it get stuck if you don't carefully pull it out parallel to the optical path. When using the standard Swaro-bag, which mounts on-top of the shade, that adds more friction, due to the tight fit of the bag, and it is then *very* hard to pull out the shade. Many times in the field, I have resorted unzipping the bag on both sides in order to be able to pull out the shade. This is very frustrating, as I am sure you can understand.
Has anybody else come across this problem on the new ATM scopes. When I purchased my scope the salesman told me this was a common feature with the new ATMs and he encouraged me to contact Swarovski for a solution. I have not done this yet.
I am thinking one could perhaps apply some lubricant to the sliding surface of the scope. Anybody got experience on this or advice. Thanks.
Last summer I got the new ATM-80HD scope, which is awesome, except for one thing. The built-in plastic lens shade does nor slide out smoothly, in fact it is quite difficult to pull out as it get stuck if you don't carefully pull it out parallel to the optical path. When using the standard Swaro-bag, which mounts on-top of the shade, that adds more friction, due to the tight fit of the bag, and it is then *very* hard to pull out the shade. Many times in the field, I have resorted unzipping the bag on both sides in order to be able to pull out the shade. This is very frustrating, as I am sure you can understand.
Has anybody else come across this problem on the new ATM scopes. When I purchased my scope the salesman told me this was a common feature with the new ATMs and he encouraged me to contact Swarovski for a solution. I have not done this yet.
I am thinking one could perhaps apply some lubricant to the sliding surface of the scope. Anybody got experience on this or advice. Thanks.