I have the Monarch 10×42, bought 18 months ago. I think they are excellent and a reasonable price, and I havent had any problems with the eye cups.
Chris
On Thu, Aug 26, 2010 at 11:04 AM, Peter Shute
> I’ve had no trouble with the eyecups, although I’ve only had them a few > months. I wear glasses, so the cups are wound right in all the time. I don’t > know if the problems other people have had with them are because they’re > fragile and are exposed to damage when wound out, or if they’re winding them > in and out regularly and wearing them out. > > Some postings I’ve read suggest that grit causes problems with the tracks, > and that people who share the binoculars between glasses wearers and non > glasses wearers have problems with this, and also that winding them back in > each time they’re put away leads to the same issues. I don’t know if the > current models still have the problem, there have been several models since > they came out in 1997, and it’s generally impossible to know which model > people are talking about. (I have the 7294 8×42 model, also known as Monarch > III, which came out early this year) > > Peter Shute > > > —–Original Message—– > > From: birding-aus-bounces@vicnet.net.au > > [mailto:birding-aus-bounces@vicnet.net.au] On Behalf Of Stuart Collard > > Sent: Thursday, 26 August 2010 8:38 AM > > To: birding-aus@vicnet.net.au > > Subject: [Birding-Aus] RE Nikon Monarchs and don’t put your > > binos on the car roof!(Bob Dawson) > > > > > > Hi Bob, > > > > > > > > I have a pair of the Nikon Monarch 10×42’s. The optics are > > great for the price, but the eyepieces can be a bit of a > > trial at times. I recommend the 10×42 for all round birding > > …… i imagine the next size up would be a bit cumbersome, > > although i haven’t tried them. > > > > > > > > Cheers > > > > Stuart Collard > > ========== > > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, > > send the message: > > unsubscribe > > (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) > > to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au > > > > http://birding-aus.org > > ========== > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, > send the message: > unsubscribe > (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) > to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au > > http://birding-aus.org > ===============================
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