Re: [Leica] dropped my binoculars

[Lucian Chis <chis@ece.orst.edu>]

They are probably going to charge you a refusal fee after you decide not
to pay $250 or so for fixing them. 
Just had my 10X25BCA at Leica (these were the ones with the 10year
warranty, before Zeiss and Swarovski pushed them to the lifetime deal
around now) and I had to pay $20 in order not to pay a cleaning fee of
$150 (Somehow there is something in the right tube, moisture I suppose!)
Check your local shops and see if there is any chance of replacing the
broken prisms locally (if they have the nitrogen facility).
On mine I am just going to make a tool (maybe $30 at the local machine
shop and open them up as these aren't nitrogen filled.

Lucian



On Sun, 10 Jan 1999, Bill Grimwood wrote:

> I have dropping problems also.  I dropped my old 10 X 40 Trinovids
> yesterday.  Neither the front or rear lens is broken but it appears the
> internal prism is broken.  What experiences have your LUGers had with
> binocular repair?  should I send them to Leica Camera or to some individual
> that specializes in this type of repair.
> 
> Bill
>