Hi,
does anyone have any info on making your own eyecups?
I'm sure I've seen photos here on BF somewhere of diy eyecups made of bike inner tube but I can't find them.
I have taken the cups off my Bushnell Legend porro 8x42s to free up some extra e/r. It works well but I need something to stop the exposed metal sratching my glasses.
Thanks
Martin
Martin,
How about a rubber paint?
http://www.plastidip.co.uk/eStore/i...astidip&stage=1
I've used this to produce tough flexible finish on metal parts, and I imagine it would do the job pretty well . Dipping the bits is probably not advised, but diluted with toluene (or petrol) it paints fairly well. If you skip the priming it will peel off with a bit of persuasion.
David
Hi Martin
I made some eyecups once out of a mountain bike inner tube, while waiting to get some Nikon eyecups ordered in (3 month wait...). I had to experiment but ended up cutting a length about 2-3 times what I needed, doubling it over on itself to create a rounder edge. Stretching it on the eyepiece held it in place. Hope that makes sense.
Andrew