I have given up on binocular repair. About 15 years ago I tried to get my 80's era Fujinon's re-colimated by the repair guy at Captains in Seattle but he gave up after a valiant attempt. I don't recall the technical reason. Then a couple of years ago I sent my Swift Audubons to a shop in Oklahoma for alignment. 8 months later they came back as unrepairable. I still use them, but have to fiddle with the focus.

I have a pair of Nikon Diplomat 8x23AS from the 90's which need an eye cup replaced but I can't find the part online. I could send them to Mikon, but there's no certainty they have the part either. It's not worth the $50 shipping to find out.

Anyhow, it would be great to have a local optical repair service. Maybe there just isn't a market for that around here. There are certainly plenty of people with binoculars. Maybe replacement is just easier than repair, which is sad.

Tom Benedict
Seahurst, WA


> On Dec 25, 2023, at 12:52, Dennis Paulson <dennispaulson at comcast.net> wrote:

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> Hello tweets, and Merry Christmas!

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> Does anyone have a name of a place in the Seattle area that repairs binoculars? That info would be much appreciated.

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> Dennis Paulson

> Seattle

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