A little fresh water does amazingly little damage to binoculars if it's
promptly dealt with (salt water isn't quite so benign). If you do find
water has penetrated your binocs, take them to The Captain's Table at
Fisherman's Wharf in Ballard. Their optics department is where the
fishing-boat captains routinely take their binoculars after what they put
them through on an average trip. The guys there are very helpful, and
will put your binoculars in their vacuum-chamber overnight. In most cases
this gets rid of the water without even the need for disassembly, even
when the prisms & lenses are all steamed up.


On Fri, 17 Feb 1995, Michelsen, Teresa wrote:

>
> Do tweeters have any good suggestions on how to protect binoculars in the
> rain that are not water-proof? I have a very nice pair of binoculars and
> can't afford to get another one just now, but it's not waterproof and I find
> myself out in the rain on scheduled bird counts a lot lately. I'm getting
> worried about messing up the optics if some water gets in there. Are there
> any products that can help with this or homemade solutions, will most binocs
> do OK on their own, or do I really just need to keep them out of the rain?
>
> Teresa Michelsen
> temi461 at ecy.wa.gov
>