Thanks Alperozaltin
Much appreciated!
I’m very happy with the Zeiss VP. Its optical capabilities continue to impress me and find it very easy to use. Furthermore, I’ve had no issues with the dioptre after 4 months of fairly regular use. That said, I certainly acknowledge that both the Zeiss VP and the little Swarovski Curio have had issues with the dioptre wheel falling off for some owners, as attested to by a few posters over the last few years. Personally I’m not a big fan of this design either: I would have
much preferred a traditional right eye dioptre ring with enough tension to hold one’s optimal position in place.
That said, my preferred dioptre position actually falls within the groove near the zero position so that might explain why it has remained in place. Another point I’d like to make is that I don’t wrap the supplied strap around the hinge. I merely double-fold the strap and sit it under the instrument with the hinge fully extended as shown below. I store it this way inside the supplied clamshell case.
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A final thought: If I were using the instrument routinely, say every day, I would tempted to just leave it fully deployed in a simple watertight Tupperware box with some desiccant like that shown below. That way it would be ready to go at a moment’s notice! No adjustments necessary!
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Kind Regards,
Neil.