binocular adjustments

[kanekhoyt]

Thanks buddy it worked like a charm , I was going too throw them away and you saved the day . Thanks again.

[ianripper1]

As you say - nothing on the internet and this is exactly what I needed. Perfect description even if the video is poor but hey - you've sorted my bino's and that has saved at least £60 so thanks!

[MillsTimothy]

THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH. I just Collimated my

Celestron Skymaster 25 x 125 x 80 Zoom Binoculars with about 5 or 6 tweaks of the screw driver and now they are fantastic to look through. Why the hell does'nt the manufacturer put this sort of stuff in the manual? It is so easy to do.

[gargoloso]

Thanks, this video was really useful.

[2broons]

Thanks very much...saved a pair of binoculars from going into the bin

[karlswanson3369]

Great help. Saved my pair from the trash. You did us a great service. Thanks so much.

[tetenterre]

Very useful video! However, I think it's worth pointing out that, unless you are uncommonly fortunate, this will give you conditional alignment, but not full collimation, for which the optical axes of the tubes need not only to be aligned with each other but also with the binocular hinge, otherwise changing the inter-pupillary distance will put it out of collimation again. Not a problem if no-one else uses the binocular.

(Not intended as criticism; merely as additional info)

[Titchtheclown]

A big thanks from me - I had no collimation screws but did for some strange reason have a bit of bamboo in my second hand Super Zenith10X50s (number 90398 for the aficionados). Your video gave me just the inside look at a pair of binoculars to make mine useable again with the help of a bamboo BBQ skewer and a sharp knife. These old beauties would probably have been for the bin if not for your video.

[JOHNLCOOK]

O.K. now i know where screws are what do i do next ?

[angryjapanesenigga]

Thanks very much very helpful for my Nikon action egrets. I peeled back the rubber covering on the left side, and found the set screw. It took a 1.3mm hex key. I only had to move it about 15 deg to collimate the optics. put a drop of superglue on the screw, and few on the rubber, and presto I had collimated binos.  It was not necessary to disassemble the prism chamber and that saved a lot of time.

[tallard666]

I got some hand-me-downs, which the image was so blurry with a huge drop-like mark, that I decided to take them apart. I'm having trouble putting them back together though. The first lens is not a problem and goes in against the eye but the next two lenses and the two rings I'm unsure how to fit back in. Maybe you should post a vid for that too :) thank you

[grahamtosca]

My 35 year old SUPER ZENITH 10 x 50 were just about to go in the bin. Watched this video and they now take pride of place. Thank you so much

[eyedobelieve]

Fantastic! Worked great with my Tasco 7X35 WA.

Additional tip: My binoculars had one image higher than the other. To collimate them, I focused both sides sharply on an object about fifteen feet away. I then "gazed into the distance," so that the two images separated, one now being above and to the right of the other. I then adjusted a front screw until the images were on precisely the same level.

This method keeps the eyes from accepting and compensating for a slightly errant adjustment.

[Jedithehorse]

Fabulous, best the Bushnell's have ever been! Thanks!!!!!

[hunt4fish]

yup, fixed mine ok

thanks

[johnpsmith84]

thanks alot, i was going to chuck my pair into the garbage but now i fixed them. Great vid!!!!

[gmoo1325]

Really informative video, explained my problem to a tee, and now it's fixed. thank you very helpful, regards Greg

[sewa01]

You absolutely rock! I dropped my binoculars after watching stars in the dark, outside of town. I would have thrown them away without your help.

Many thanks

s.

[dvamateur]

Yeah, it seems like the standard size porro prism binos (like a 7x50 or 10x50) tend to get out of colimation with a bounce of the unit. I think it happened to mine 7x50 Nikon IF (not the Prostart) becuase it is straining my eyes. But I don't know if I can disassemble these, beacause they are a waterproof model with independent focus with rubber cladding all around.

[lisanovalover123]

dude you rock ! you just saved me some dough... im going to the nascar race on sunday and my old binoculars were seeing double.... now with a little strip of the sheeth and a little twist if that grub screw they are looking great... THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO..... WOOOOOO HOOOOO............

[ihaveseenaufo]

@lisanovalover123 glad the vid has helped you out !!!

[vox1003]

wow so glad I found this had a set of Bushnell 10x50,s that had severe double vision, always thought it was my eyes so I never used them, well with an eye glass repair kit from the dollar store and 5 min later Magic happened, thank you so much, who knew how easy they are to fix???

[ninjatoothpaste]

Really glad to have found this video, my collimation screws were hidden under some plastic covering but I got em :D

[here2there4life]

i have one of those bushell binoculars and its an old pair but thats all i know, um its one of those swivel ones so that you swivel them inside to close em up but the right lens is loose and im not sure how to fix it, any ideas?

[peterjschulte]

I like this video. I will post a link to it.

peterjschulte at gmail

Thanks!

[janejwms]

you mention the prism is springloaded. well my prism and metal hold down clamp are freewheeling inside the left eye socket. any suggestions, can the prism be springloaded into place and then readjusted. dont think any thing is missing>

[RoyLoo2]

Hey, thanks for this vid. It helped me get my old Nikon LookOut II back to being usable. I didn't know for sure if there were any adjustment screws, but your advice helped me find where they were hidden under the plastic skin. Really appreciate it!

[aurizon]

Yes, indeed, this is very useful indeed.

Thanks very much

Bill

[Hangtime96]

THANK YOU ! Your right , I have a pair of Rugged Exposure 20X50 Binoc's and I couldn't find anywhere on the web that told me HOW to adjust them . I watched your video and my Binoc's are like new again ( double visioned ) in just 5 minutes ! Again , good job !

[stedrake]

Hi Tony sorry for the delay in answering I'm pretty new to this. Yes mate I fixed mine I had to remove the rubber around them to locate the screws. Many thanks again for the tip it has saved me buying a new pair. PS I also received a bit of cred passing on your tip to my brothers hope you don't mind.

[stedrake]

Hey thanks for the great tip. Don't worry about the quality of the video I can clearly see what your are pointing to. Thanks for taking the time to put this information on here, very helpful.

[ihaveseenaufo]

did it help to fix your binos ? regards Tony

[1ches]

Thanks for the tips, I too, could find little helpful information on fixing binoculars. If you have since found a good site, please pass it on. You might spend a bit more effort on the camera work, hate to see good information ignored because of that.