Swarovski 8x32EL - Calling all owners! (8 Viewers)

[postcardcv]

Is the current issue rainguard rubber or plastic? Does it work well in the field?

the rainguard is solid plastic, but has a click-stop adjustment so you can set it to the desired position. Personally I find it works well, sits nicely on the bins and falls away as I bring them to my eyes - just what I want a rain/crumb guard to do.

 

[Robert / Seattle]

the rainguard is solid plastic, but has a click-stop adjustment so you can set it to the desired position. Personally I find it works well, sits nicely on the bins and falls away as I bring them to my eyes - just what I want a rain/crumb guard to do.

I quite agree. In fact, I ordered the rubber afterwards thinking it might be a bit better. It wasn't.

 

[Alexis Powell]

Personally, I hate the hard plastic rainguard. I use the rainguard for a Leica 8x32 BN--it's a wonderful design.

--AP

 

[ThoLa]

Thanks Sancho et al.

Am I right in saying that early Swaro 8x32ELs had hard plastic cups, but the current ones have rubber eyecups?

Hello Dialyt!

There are alternative eyecups.
Normal ones are made from rubber I guess, neither too hard nor too soft.

The winged version also fits on the SLC models.
Regards, Tom

 

[Dialyt]

Thanks for the pics ThoLa.

 

[Steve Jones]

Hello Dialyt!

There are alternative eyecups.
Normal ones are made from rubber I guess, neither too hard nor too soft.

The winged version also fits on the SLC models.
Regards, Tom

Hi Tom,

Please can you confirm that the winged eye-cups fit the 8x32EL's. I've seen them on the 8.5x biggies, but was not aware if they fitted the smaller EL's (different diameter eyecups I read somwhere?).
I hope they are obtainable for mine as they seem to work really well.

Thanks, Steve.

 

[postcardcv]

Hi Tom,

Please can you confirm that the winged eye-cups fit the 8x32EL's. I've seen them on the 8.5x biggies, but was not aware if they fitted the smaller EL's (different diameter eyecups I read somwhere?).
I hope they are obtainable for mine as they seem to work really well.

Thanks, Steve.

Swarovski make them for both the 42mm and 32mm ELs (different ones for each), I think you can buy them direct from Swarovski for ~£25 (though I could be wrong). I'm quite tempted to get a pair to try, they look like they could be good.

 

[Steve Jones]

Swarovski make them for both the 42mm and 32mm ELs (different ones for each), I think you can buy them direct from Swarovski for ~£25 (though I could be wrong). I'm quite tempted to get a pair to try, they look like they could be good.

Thanks Postie. I'll send them an enquiry.

 

[Sancho]

Thanks Postie. I'll send them an enquiry.

Alternatively, try this simple trick, that I´m sure I read about elsewhere on BF: Go for a cycle. Get a bad puncture. Change your inner tube. Cut out cylindrical sections from the old inner tube, with "wings" on, to pop over the eyecups on your bins. (The rubber loses its "inner-tubey" smell after a while). I´ve done it, it works fine, but I find I don´t really need the "wings".

 

[Robert / Seattle]

Don't the wings interfere with the rain guards, anyway?

 

[Sancho]

Don't the wings interfere with the rain guards, anyway?

Not the soft rubber ones I made out of bicycle inner tubes. The rain-guards popped over them. But I didn´t use them much. A lot probably has to do with physiognom....physiogo....phisiog.......the shape of one´s face. I´ve deep eye-sockets, so the eyecups on all my bins fit nicely into them and there isn´t much stray light gets in. I suppose all this will change as my eyesight deteriorates and I have to wear specs while birding.

 

[Robert / Seattle]

... A lot probably has to do with physiognom....physiogo....phisiog.......the shape of one´s face. ...

Sancho,

I believe the word you're looking for is "fizeeonomee" - aka, the study of binocular-indented facial landscapes. You can look it up on Slickopedia, honest.

Robert

 

[ThoLa]

Hi Tom,

Please can you confirm that the winged eye-cups fit the 8x32EL's. I've seen them on the 8.5x biggies, but was not aware if they fitted the smaller EL's (different diameter eyecups I read somwhere?).
I hope they are obtainable for mine as they seem to work really well.

Thanks, Steve.

Hi Steve!

The Swarovski catalogue says they are available for ALL EL and SLC models.
Eyecups can be screwed on and off; so there's no need to send them anywhere and they may be exchanged repetedly

see here:
http://www.swarovskioptik.com/index...etail=en1129102236__ID434cbb9cbaff88.00618154

Best,
Thomas

 

[ThoLa]

Don't the wings interfere with the rain guards, anyway?

Robert!
Don't worry
They are paying attention to detail, don't they?

 

[Robert / Seattle]

Robert!
Don't worry
They are paying attention to detail, don't they?

Very slick, Thomas. Very slick.

 

[ThoLa]

Very slick, Thomas. Very slick.

Maybe.
More importantly: are they useful?
They look like they could be.
Unanimous verdict here?

Tom

 

[Dialyt]

Maybe.
More importantly: are they useful?
They look like they could be.
Unanimous verdict here?

Tom

Is that the standard rainguard or a special rainguard?

My only concern with winged eyecups is condensation from lack of air circulation.

Also, ThoLa, is that 'functional bag', on the Swaro link you posted, the standard case supplied with the 8x32ELs?

 

[NoSpringChicken]

Forgive me for being a bit dense here but if the normal eyecups twist out to the desired position, how does that work with the winged eyecups. Can you rotate the wings when the eyecups are in the correct position or have I misunderstood how they work?

Ron

 

[Robert / Seattle]

Forgive me for being a bit dense here but if the normal eyecups twist out to the desired position, how does that work with the winged eyecups. Can you rotate the wings when the eyecups are in the correct position or have I misunderstood how they work?

Ron

Looks like you'd first establish your IPD, then turn the cups to match the form of the rainguard.

Dr. Freud? ...

 

[Robert / Seattle]

Is that the standard rainguard or a special rainguard?

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