[Malloot]

Hello all,

I have a very nice pair of Swarovski Habicht 7x42 porro binoculairs.
I'm very happy with them and wouldn't change them for any other bins.

But one minor issue...

I wair glasses so I need to fold down the cups on top of the bins.
Then the diameter increases and the original rain covers won't fit any more.

So I tried some other rain covers but found two challenges.

Some covers are to small and pull up the cups, others are to loose and fall of during walking.

So, does somebody have an suggestion for a rain cover for my beloved bins which fit, don't fall of and don't pull up the cups when removing?

I'm not ready (yet) to trim of the excess rubber of the cups of my bins.

Thank you for the suggestions!

[ceasar]

Originally Posted by Malloot

Hello all,

I have a very nice pair of Swarovski Habicht 7x42 porro binoculairs.
I'm very happy with them and wouldn't change them for any other bins.

But one minor issue...

I wair glasses so I need to fold down the cups on top of the bins.
Then the diameter increases and the original rain covers won't fit any more.

So I tried some other rain covers but found two challenges.

Some covers are to small and pull up the cups, others are to loose and fall of during walking.

So, does somebody have an suggestion for a rain cover for my beloved bins which fit, don't fall of and don't pull up the cups when removing?

I'm not ready (yet) to trim of the excess rubber of the cups of my bins.

Thank you for the suggestions!

Eye cups for my 10 x 42 SE Nikon are 45mm wide when folded and the raincover, while slightly tight, goes on and comes off easily.
Bob

[Malloot]

Tnx Bob for your reply.

Don't you have any problems with unfolding the cups when removing the rain cover?

[ceasar]

I don't wear glasses so I don't fold them when using the cover. It is looser, but deep enough so it doesn't fall off. I tried the cover with the eye cups folded and they stayed folded when I removed it. The Nikon eye cups are rather thin; I don't know about the ones on your Habicht.
Bob

[stephen b]

You might try the Zeiss traditional/ classic rain cover. I believe Eagle optics or optics for birding may carry it. Some people also have reported good results using that particular cover for the Nikon SE's

I have a set of Swarovski 7x30 SLC (year 2000 model ) and I bought some of the Swarovski after market rubber eyepieces ( the ones with the flared sides) and when the rubber is folded down for eyeglasses I had the same issue. I tried an older "bino buddy" eyepiece cover that I had around and it worked great. It was snug, but did not pull the rubber up. I think that the bino buddy system uses the same size cover as the Zeiss, in fact I think it may be an exact carbon copy of it. So there is one option worth exploring.

I found the link at eagle optics for the Zeiss cover and here it is:

http://www.eagleoptics.com/binocular...ular-rainguard

[ingle1970]

Originally Posted by Malloot

Hello all,

I have a very nice pair of Swarovski Habicht 7x42 porro binoculairs.
I'm very happy with them and wouldn't change them for any other bins.

But one minor issue...

I wair glasses so I need to fold down the cups on top of the bins.
Then the diameter increases and the original rain covers won't fit any more.

So I tried some other rain covers but found two challenges.

Some covers are to small and pull up the cups, others are to loose and fall of during walking.

So, does somebody have an suggestion for a rain cover for my beloved bins which fit, don't fall of and don't pull up the cups when removing?

I'm not ready (yet) to trim of the excess rubber of the cups of my bins.

Thank you for the suggestions!

Contact your local Swarovski dealer and ask if the SL rainguard (SL rainguard is the top one in the pic) is still available, it should be big enough for your Habicht.

[Malloot]

Dear Ingle1970,

Thank you for your reply.

The shop where I bought my bins gave me the covers for the SL type, but they are just a bit to loose.

So my search will continue!

[ingle1970]

Originally Posted by Malloot

Dear Ingle1970,

Thank you for your reply.

The shop where I bought my bins gave me the covers for the SL type, but they are just a bit to loose.

So my search will continue!

You could always try the Zeiss Night-Owl rainguard, if you can find one

[Richard Scott]

I don't know if the opticron ones are any good but they come in a range of sizes
http://www.opticron.co.uk/Pages/bino_rainguards.htm