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dean cloyd Posted on Nov 19, 2017

Hi! ive got a pair of meade 8-24 by50 binoculars ( appox 20 yrs old, never dropped or banged! I'm seeing double vision, how do I adjust the prism ! thanks, dean

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Aug 01, 2008

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Your glasses have had a hard drop or jar- they are out of colluminatiom send them to Deusch Optics in Nevada

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Warrick Lee

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  • Posted on Mar 25, 2009

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I'm assuming you have set the dioptre correctly for your eyes.

Normally this is caused by a collimation error when one (or both) prisms move. This can be by a small amount.

Your going to have to take them in for service/repair to fix this as is not a DIY problem. (Unless of course you have a collimator lying around)

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Anonymous

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  • Posted on Jun 22, 2009

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take it into an outdoor shop and they can check the mirror alignment, seems that it may have "altered' itself

Anonymous

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The yoke which connects the eyepieces and keeps them aligned as the focus changes is damaged. If you can easily move one eyepiece back and forth with respect to the other then the yoke has broken, if not then it's bent, probably cracked and waiting to break.This is easily the most common fault on most binoculars, and it's always uneconomic to repair on budget brands such as Bushnell.

If bent, the yoke *might* be able to be straightened, but it will be weakened and the alignment afterwards will rarely be spot-on. If broken, then the yoke must be replaced professionally but the repair will cost more than replacing the binoculars with new. In any case, it's unlikely that Bushnell even list the spare part for it. The break cannot be simply glued: the contact area is too small to carry the loads it has to carry, and you also usually find that the yoke bent before breaking anyway so you then have all the same problems as you do with a bent yoke.

The fragile nature of the yoke is why binoculars must always be inserted into their case with the objective lenses facing down; this avoids shock loads on the delicate yoke assembly.

I hope that you've found my posting to be of use and in return ask only that you take a moment to rate my answer.

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I have a pair of Bushnell 20x50 Powerview getting double vision. Can focus each side by themsleves but not together.

Sorry to say but it sounds as if the binoculars have suffered a jolt.

All bincoculars are collimated at the factory so they will focus together at a "central point".

Some Binocular dealers will check the collimnation prior to shipping.. and make adjustments as needed..

If the internal prisms were shifted out of place or the frame was bent.. chances are it will be cheaper to replace then to repair... if not impossible to repair.

Inspect the frame.. to check for any debris or loose fasteners.. but I am afraid that these will need to be replaced.

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If you can find the paperwork and they are still in warranty, you might try to get Canon to repair them, but I suspect that they will say they have suffered an accident, not a manufacturing fault.
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take it into an outdoor shop and they can check the mirror alignment, seems that it may have "altered' itself
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I'm assuming you have set the dioptre correctly for your eyes.

Normally this is caused by a collimation error when one (or both) prisms move. This can be by a small amount.

Your going to have to take them in for service/repair to fix this as is not a DIY problem. (Unless of course you have a collimator lying around)
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