Swarovski ATX: Manufacturing Quality (1 Viewer)

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tonimaroni

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• Aug 12, 2013

• #1

I have got a Swarovski ATX with some white stuff (grease/adhesive?) at the rim of the ocular between lens and inner mounting ring (see attached picture).

Have you noticed similar samples? Is this a normal pattern due to the manufacturing process or is something wrong?

 

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kabsetz

Well-known member

• Aug 13, 2013

• #2

Toni,

Mine does not look like that. It might be safest to contact Swarovski about it as, although it should not affect the image quality, it may mean that the sealing is not what it should be.

I have viewed with ca 20 ATX scopes by now, and have not noticed anything like this in any of them although obviously I have not been looking for it.

Kimmo

 

Dale Forbes

Swarovski Optik, Austria

• Aug 14, 2013

• #3

Hi Toni,
that just looks like a little bit of lubricant and I don't see any cause for concern. If, however, you have any problems with the scope in the future, please feel free to contact Swarovski Optik in Rosenheim who will be happy to help you (Tel: +49 8031400 7815).
Kind regards,
Dale

 

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tonimaroni

Well-known member

• Aug 14, 2013

• #4

Kimmo, Dale

Thank you very much for your response.

If this white stripe is only a minor cosmetic issue I will leave it as it is.

Concerning the optical performance of the ATX, I am still impressed about this new scope and its ability to deliver finest details.

 

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Uhu74

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• Jul 28, 2014

• #5

Apologies for fishing up an almost one year old thread, but the white substance seems to be grease from the eye cup. Just unscrew the cup anti clockwise, and clean the cup and lens. The problem has probably been solved for almost a year now, but anyway....

 

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tonimaroni

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• Jul 29, 2014

• #6

Uhu74 said:

Apologies for fishing up an almost one year old thread, but the white substance seems to be grease from the eye cup. Just unscrew the cup anti clockwise, and clean the cup and lens. The problem has probably been solved for almost a year now, but anyway....

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The substance is in the eyepiece - no possibility to clean it from the outside.

But anyway - after one year of use I am still convinced by the superior optical and mechanical quality of the ATX.

 

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Uhu74

Well-known member

• Jul 30, 2014

• #7

tonimaroni said:

The substance is in the eyepiece - no possibility to clean it from the outside.

But anyway - after one year of use I am still convinced by the superior optical and mechanical quality of the ATX.

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Sorry, I overread the fact that the substance was inside the eyepiece, my bad. In that case, it's a completely different story|=)|
And I have to agree, the STX scopes are stunners:t:

Kind regards,

Gijs