Help with konus 20x80 binos

Folks,

I recently bought a Konusview 20x80 for under $100. Given the price, I had serious misgivings about the performance. It turns out that I was right. The center post that holds the eyepieces as they move in and out during focusing is extremely loose. It has so much play that as I wiggle it, the eyepieces move several millimeters in and out.

Now the question is: Is there any way this can be fixed? Can the focusing mechanism be disassembled and shims be placed around the center post, or can the center post be replaces with a stightly thicker one?

Despite the weight, If I hold the binos, so that the eyepiecs are not in contact with the face, I get decent views, but the moment I rest it against my face, the focus (and collimation) are lost.

Please help me.

Please help me.

Well, considering what you paid for 'em, this is about what you should expect. My advice? Send 'em back if possible and buy a pair of something along the lines of the Orion Giantviews (279.95). If not... Try to make do as they are or disassemble 'em and try to come up with a fix. My experience with ultra cheapo gear like this is that it won't stand a whole lot of fixin' and fiddlin'.

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