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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Troubador" data-source="post: 3235806" data-attributes="member: 109211">One or two folks have found this case troublesome to close once the bins are inside with eyecups extended, so today I tried this case out for myself to see what the difficulty is.Well, the short answer is that with only a little care there is no difficulty and SFs do fit inside this case.See the attached 2 pics.The first one shows the bins inside the case with the rainguard in place and the eyecups extended and out of sight down below the objectives cover is in place.The trick here is to fold the strap alongside the bins, not over the top and bottom and not round and around the sides, but folded vertically alongside. It can just be seen in the photo, and by the way it doesn't have to be folded super-neatly. The other thing is to make sure the soft flap at the top of the case opening is flat and not folded.Once this is done you just hold the two halves of the case together with one hand (and you don't need superhuman force to do this) and the zip closes easily and it can be seen partly closed in photo two.If you don't use the objectives covers, and I don't, this is a little easier.Is it a bit different than just winding the strap around, any old way? Well I suppose it is a bit but really you just need to fold the strap once and push it alongside the bins: it really is no big deal.Lee</blockquote>