Martin_J
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The binoculars are the basic £100 Seago Bushmaster binocular 7x50, waterproof, nitrogen purged, with built in compass and up until now very good.
Last weekend with no knowledge of the binoculars being dropped, the compass and 'distance off' scale in the RH eyepiece has become dislodged. The compass and scale now float around within the view, usually tilted which means the compass is invisible but also it affects the view (like a prism) by deflecting the image.
Has anyone any experience of getting waterproof binoculars repaired in the UK? (Guarantee was for 1 yr so no use now).
I fully expect the cost of repair to be not worthwhile so my second question will now be - Has anyone ever managed to take these apart successfully. I could at least have a working spare pair of binoculars (albeit non waterproof now) but cannot find any easy way to split them at the moment.
Last weekend with no knowledge of the binoculars being dropped, the compass and 'distance off' scale in the RH eyepiece has become dislodged. The compass and scale now float around within the view, usually tilted which means the compass is invisible but also it affects the view (like a prism) by deflecting the image.
Has anyone any experience of getting waterproof binoculars repaired in the UK? (Guarantee was for 1 yr so no use now).
I fully expect the cost of repair to be not worthwhile so my second question will now be - Has anyone ever managed to take these apart successfully. I could at least have a working spare pair of binoculars (albeit non waterproof now) but cannot find any easy way to split them at the moment.