White adhesive inside EII? (1 Viewer)

[Tantris]

Hi Everyone,

I recently purchased a pair of Nikon EII 8x30 from Japan and noticed white adhesive/putty when looking through the objective lens which seems like an odd colour choice. In some situations, it seems like I can see faint internal reflections that might correspond to this but I can't be sure. Curious if this is standard for EII, just want to make sure I didn't buy a counterfeit item or something. serial number is 822098 for what that's worth.

Thanks,

Tristan

 

[jring]

Hi Tristan,

first of all, welcome to birdforum!

I don't remember having seen sth like this in my pair of E2s - but cannot check right now since I'm visiting family and the bins are at home...

But I am sure others will have a look at their pairs soon.

Joachim

 

[Pileatus]

Hi Everyone,

I recently purchased a pair of Nikon EII 8x30 from Japan and noticed white adhesive/putty when looking through the objective lens which seems like an odd colour choice. In some situations, it seems like I can see faint internal reflections that might correspond to this but I can't be sure. Curious if this is standard for EII, just want to make sure I didn't buy a counterfeit item or something. serial number is 822098 for what that's worth.

Thanks,

Tristan

It's in all my SE's near the prism mounts. Don't worry, it is not a problem. Enjoy your fine optical instrument!

 

[dries1]

It exists in all E IIs made.

 

[Tantris]

Ok, thanks for clearing that up

Tristan

 

[CharleyBird]

Here's mine

 

[pat mitchel]

So it's the cement to lock the prism in the slot? Yeah, That's pretty much the standard for a current tech porro. Regards, Pat

 

[Tantris]

It does look a little jarring in there surrounded by otherwise well darkened barrels but I assume Nikon know what they're doing with these.

 

[pat mitchel]

There is one upside to the bright cement material- if you drop them and see the bond line broken, you know where the problem is! Pat