[Moosebird]

Hi all,
The front flap on my Opticron stay-on case doesn't fit over the lens of my ES 80. Does anyone know if other manufacturers make cases which would fit this scope? Thanks, Moosebird.

[Henry B]

I,ve got an ES80 scope and Opticron stay-on case ,no problems with fit. Have you got the right one for your scope ?

[Chris Oates]

Mines a bit of a tight fit - you haven't got the sunshade extended have you ??

[Moosebird]

Originally Posted by Chris Oates

Mines a bit of a tight fit - you haven't got the sunshade extended have you ??

Hi Chris - no, the sunshade isn't extended, but I think you're right about the tight fit.

[Chris Galvin]

Opticron make two stay-on cases for the ES80 GA scope. One is a black model and the other is a green padded model similar to the skua models. I have the green case which fits perfectly

[Moosebird]

Originally Posted by Chris Galvin

Opticron make two stay-on cases for the ES80 GA scope. One is a black model and the other is a green padded model similar to the skua models. I have the green case which fits perfectly

Thanks for that Chris; I have the black model, which came with the scope, so I may contact Opticron and enquire about the green one.

[Johnny1]

My stay on case fits O.K. too, though I do have to unzip the front end if I want to extend the sunshade/rainguard.

[hollis_f]

Originally Posted by Chris Galvin

Opticron make two stay-on cases for the ES80 GA scope. One is a black model and the other is a green padded model similar to the skua models. I have the green case which fits perfectly

I gather the green case is only available for the MKII ES80. Anybody know if it'll fit the old-style?

[Moosebird]

Originally Posted by hollis_f

I gather the green case is only available for the MKII ES80. Anybody know if it'll fit the old-style?

Thanks for the info everyone. Does anyone know if Skua do a case for the old ES80?

[richardwp]

Originally Posted by Moosebird

Thanks for the info everyone. Does anyone know if Skua do a case for the old ES80?

I have the black stay-on case which came with my old ES80GAED package from In Focus about 3 years ago and in my view it's the only thing that lets the scope down. It's nasty, shiny, the wrong colour and the velcro fastenings are particularly noisy, especially in a hide. What's more, the stitching recently broke on the strap resulting in the scope dropping off my shoulder and damaging the twist-up eye-cup sleeve on my new SDL zoom lens. But all credit to Opticron for replacing the eye-cup sleeve free of charge by return. I've also found their service excellent previously. But does anyone know of a decent alternative, preferable green canvas, stay-on case?

[Perry Grin]

Originally Posted by Chris Galvin

Opticron make two stay-on cases for the ES80 GA scope. One is a black model and the other is a green padded model similar to the skua models. I have the green case which fits perfectly

I have the new ES80 with the black case - it all fits perfectly.

Someone on bird forum (can't remember who - sorry!) has this combo and like others have mentioned thought the velcron too noisy. He bought some velcro strip and 'velcroed' it to the velcro on the case (does that make sense?). Now the flap doesn't velcro shut, he just lifts it up noise-free.