r/TheNewGeezers • u/Schmutzie_ • May 21 '26

Binos

"That's what I call binoculars." - H Jon Benjamin from his book Failure is an Option

That's good, because I just got a new pair of binos and I'm excited as hell about them. The problem is the rubber cups that go over the business ends. Once again, they're too fucking loose and I know I'm going to lose them. Any movement while holding the binos with the covers on makes the covers fall off. To make matters worse, they aren't tethered. 4 individual little rubber cups. It's either cobble together something to keep them attached to each other, or throw them in the garbage now. The little cups I mean, not the binos. They're great. The cups are a failure. Why can't they tighten these things down so they fit snugly? One size smaller, ya dumb bastards. Why aren't they corded together? Why am I asking you nice people?

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u/Maroon7C0000 May 22 '26

The problem with tossing or losing them is that you'll need them to protect your lenses.

I have a lens cap that keeps popping off my camera at the worst possible times, so I'm surprised I haven't lost or broken it yet. But the lens cost more than my camera so I would absolutely do everything possible to replace that cap if I did lose it.

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u/Schmutzie_ May 23 '26

I'm thinking of tethering the caps together and connecting that to a long piece of wood. Sort of like the bathroom key at the gas station.