Knacks, tricks and modifications (1 Viewer)

[Jinac]

Am I the only one too dumb to understand that?

The colored circle depends of scope quality, so puting a red elastic strap...
Is like the joke of the guy (or the girl) who don't want to sell his car after having the odometer tampered with because "hey, I'm not going to sell a car with so few kilometers !"

 

[Maljunulo]

The colored circle depends of scope quality, so puting a red elastic strap...
Is like the joke of the guy (or the girl) who don't want to sell his car after having the odometer tampered with because "hey, I'm not going to sell a car with so few kilometers !"

Thank you.

I never would have figured it out.

 

[Hermann]

Thank you.

I never would have figured it out.

Well, you don't use scopes, especially not Nikon ED scopes (with a red ring).

Hermann

 

[Jinac]

New tip, not a revolution: for the extra light bino (olympus PCI, Nikon travelite II,III,IV etc.) during hiking, I use the hydratation pack clip to hold my binos which are passed around my neck with a big wrist strap (or an extra one of I have my hydratation pack).
The bino don't move much, easily taken and re-cliped, doesn't hang around my neck and it's a lightweight solution when each gramm is important.

Ps : on the pic, it's my baby "chest pack" but obviously worked with a backpack

 

[jafritten]

New tip, not a revolution: for the extra light bino (olympus PCI, Nikon travelite II,III,IV etc.) during hiking, I use the hydratation pack clip to hold my binos which are passed around my neck with a big wrist strap (or an extra one of I have my hydratation pack).
The bino don't move much, easily taken and re-cliped, doesn't hang around my neck and it's a lightweight solution when each gramm is important.

Ps : on the pic, it's my baby "chest pack" but obviously worked with a backpack

Looks interesting but I don't quite understand how exactly it works....

 

[Jinac]

Just using this.
The wrist strap is larger than usual, like these for badges.
I clip the rope and not the "strap" of the wrist strap

Edit : the elastic on the pic isn't part of assembly, it's just holding my daughter head 😁

 

[Thotmosis]

Added some winged eyecups on my Leitz Trinovid 7x35. Works perfect. It’s ready for the Cretan mountains!!

 

[jafritten]

This modification makes for a more stable view as the soft rubber eyecups (from an x32 Ultravid) rest gently in my eye sockets. The effect is quite remarkable. I couldn't just pop the Ultravid eyecups on but I had to increase the diameter of the Retrovid eyecups by a tiny bit as you can see in the first picture. I used a 7mm adhesive tape that leaves no residue when removed.

 

[jafritten]

The same eycups (I have three pairs) can easily be popped on the notorious Habicht eyecups with no further modification. Those who use a Habicht know what this is good for

 

[PeterPS]

Many users on BF have found ways round major or minor problems to make their binoculars more enjoyable. I got excellent advice here and I think it would be great, if there was a thread where everyone can post their knacks, tricks or modifications and share their ideas with others.

My thoughts typically revolve around the questions how to carry my binoculars in the most practical way and how to reduce jitter and shake.

I'd like to make a start with a simple trick that remedies a very annoying problem I had with my Nikon 8x30 E2s: it is the way they hang on your chest. This is not really a modification. I just looped the standard strap around the ocular housing and fastened it there. Now they sit perfectly flat on my chest and make a perfect hiking binocular!

This will also work with other binoculars, e.g. similar porro designs but also the Curio.

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It does take away (some of) the elegance, but it makes my Nikons much more enjoyable.

What are your knacks, tricks and modifications?

My solution to the same "problem" of EII 8x30 as described in your post is possibly simpler : use a tight rainguard (not the original loose rainguard that comes with the EII) thread the neck strap thru its eyelets and voila the EII hangs close to your chest (this solution also does not take anything away from the elegance of EII).