My mom's boss gave my mom a set of broken binoculars that he didn't want anymore. The optical part works great, it's the image stabilization that has stopped working. Looks like the battery pack became a little corroded and caused issues. I found an authorized repair center and they said it could be anywhere from $20-$280 to repair. Is this something I want to mess with or leave it to the pros. The binoculars are 14x40 Fujinon Techno-Stabi
Looks like that's a thousand dollar set of glass. I think I would send it to the experts for up to $280 and get it done right, if those fell in my lap.
I agree with Dr. Hess. Foul that up and you have 2 nice monoculars.
That's what I figured, doesn't seem like it could be that hard to figure out but I don't want to mess anything up. Off they go!
Pinging Synthetic Blinker Fluid!
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Corrosion in the battery compartment? Oh heck yes I would take that on myself.
I know I'm old, but what the hell do you need batteries for in binoculars?
Streetwiseguy wrote: I know I'm old, but what the hell do you need batteries for in binoculars?
Lets you crank up the magnification more.
Remember how your dads powerfull binocs would shake and make it kinda hard to see things through? The newer ones use electronic stability to internally hold things still. This lets you crank up the optical power even further, while still being able to keep that far-away birdie in the image.
friedgreencorrado wrote: Pinging Synthetic Blinker Fluid! http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/off-topic-discussion/did-something-i-never-thought-was-possible-today/55520/page1/
But in all seriousness, if that is electronic, take it to an expert. The mechanical one was easy, but I wouldn't want to mess with an electronic set.
foxtrapper wrote:Streetwiseguy wrote: I know I'm old, but what the hell do you need batteries for in binoculars?Lets you crank up the magnification more. Remember how your dads powerfull binocs would shake and make it kinda hard to see things through? The newer ones use electronic stability to internally hold things still. This lets you crank up the optical power even further, while still being able to keep that far-away birdie in the image.
For these I believe its actually for the image stabilization. I tried cleaning up the battery contacts but didn't get anywhere. I'll take another quick look and then ship it off if its not obvious.
foxtrapper wrote:Streetwiseguy wrote: I know I'm old, but what the hell do you need batteries for in binoculars?Lets you crank up the magnification more. Remember how your dads powerfull binocs would shake and make it kinda hard to see things through? The newer ones use electronic stability to internally hold things still. This lets you crank up the optical power even further, while still being able to keep that far-away birdie in the image.
yup i'd imagine it's similar to the image stabilization in modern SLR camera lenses... can let you stop down up to 4 stops with handheld shooting without blur... it makes it so you can hand-hold a 300mm lens without motion blur in the image.
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