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    Habicht with sticky rubber

    Yes you are correct In this case of sticky rubber I'm sure they can't afford to have many binoculars go sticky over five years, and in the XXIst century this problem is not unfixable (hey, most leatherette never fails). So remains the possibility they have low incident count and then chances are...
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    Habicht with sticky rubber

    Online available camera leatherette has never failed me (been using it for 15+ years to renew 50+ years old binoculars where leatherette was crumbling, never had one go sticky yet) Swaro leatherette is most likely to last forever. Swaro as an industrial company works like this : warranty returns...
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    Habicht with sticky rubber

    Hi It can happen on rubber-like material when the chemistry of the mix was not correct. Unfortunately it only happens after a few years so it ain't easy for the manufacturer's quality control to detect. This happened on a whole batch of Canon IS binoculars a few years back. Your options are as...
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