EL Swarovision issue

[Cabman]

I just bought a pair of 10x42 EL Swarovisions. Has anyone noticed that the objective lens covers do not fit on them all the way? Seems as though the housing is too short past the hinge. for those of you that noticed this, what have you done about it, or am I just too particular? Paying this much for binos and then having a detail like this overlooked by Swaro is pretty disappointing.

 

[Sagittarius]

I'm not crazy about the objective covers on my Zeiss Victory HTs either.
Not familiar with objective covers for the Swarovski EL Swarovision; do you have a pic ?

 

[Cabman]

See link

http://www.rokslide.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=10841&stc=1&d=1381195290

 

[RosinBag]

These objective covers haven't changed in 15 years. Yes they can fall off if not careful. I don't use the objective covers or eyepiece covers, so I never worried about their design much.

 

[Cabman]

Rosin,

What do you use in place of the standard covers? Not the falling off I am worried about, the housing is not long enough for the rubber keeper to go on all the way and the cap to fit flush. The keeper hits the hinge first.

 

[Aron Snyder]

That's weird.... mine fit great

Who knows? Maybe a bad batch?

 

[handwerk]

I too have the EL- SV's and actually like the lense covers and haven't had any issues after 2 seasons.

 

[shaun]

Mine work also even though I chose to keep them off (maybe a bad idea)

 

[fatrascal]

I'd say that the wrong covers came with the bino's. Call Swarovski and tell them your issue and I would wager that they would send you a new set for free. fatrooster.

 

[TheHardWay]

I bought a pair of EL Range 10x42s, and like the OP, I noticed that the covers don't seem to fit all the way on, and this was a concern to me as well. But after using them in the field, the caps seem to stay on very well. They fit much tighter and are a different style than on my SLC 10x50s and previous SLC 10x42s.

 

[Cabman]

I will probably call Swaro, but for now, I just trimmed the rubber keeper around the hinge and they fit almost perfect. I am anxious to get them in the field after work today.