Monarch 7 Rubber Armouring Wear. (1 Viewer)

jpoyner

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• Mar 30, 2016

• #1

Has anybody had issues with the rubber armouring wearing and cracking excessively at the points of grasp? This seems to be an issue of poor quality rubber, I have only had mine 18 months and this is the state they are in. I do use them a lot but so do most birders!!

 

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paddy7

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• Apr 1, 2016

• #2

Hi - i think elsewhere on the Nikon forum when discussing the M7, someone had mentioned 'bubbling up' of the armour - like it didn't fit properly. I also think Allbinos review mentioned it was not of the top order. I think i'd contact Nikon UK about it. Mine don't exhibit any problems, but i don't use them as much as perhaps i should.

 

jpoyner

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• Apr 2, 2016

• #3

paddy7 said:

Hi - i think elsewhere on the Nikon forum when discussing the M7, someone had mentioned 'bubbling up' of the armour - like it didn't fit properly. I also think Allbinos review mentioned it was not of the top order. I think i'd contact Nikon UK about it. Mine don't exhibit any problems, but i don't use them as much as perhaps i should.

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Cheers, yes I contacted Nikon asked me to send them to the service centre. A shame as they are good bins let down by a poor cosmetic feature.

 

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paddy7

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• Apr 4, 2016

• #4

I suppose such great optics for that price is going to have corners cut somewhere - as you say, it's a shame though. Good luck with the repair!