I'll probably order an EP-11. If the photo is correct, the rubber is a complete
piece, where on the stock piece it's a "U"-shaped piece which has separated
from the plastic several times.
Paul Braun
Certified Music Junkie
"It's such a fine line between stupid, and clever." -- David St. Hubbins
"Music washes from the soul the dust of everyday life" - Harlan Howard
On Aug 18, 2013, at 8:46, Chuck Norcutt <chucknorcutt@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I have moved on to the EP-11 but decided to give my own an inspection.
> I was a bit surprised to see that the EP-11 was a bit loose but I've
> never had it fall off. After removing it, a close inspection of the
> bottom edge of the frame showed that one of the two spring tabs was in a
> raised position and had passed over the top of the camera's frame rather
> than sliding down into the groove. I thought at first that the tab must
> be broken or bent but soon figured out it was neither. Rather than
> breaking or bending, the plastic tab had pulled out of the rubber eyecup
> at the bottom. When I pressed it down hard it snapped back into place.
> When I tried to re-install it it appeared loose again. Checking it
> again I found I had missed the groove on the left side. The frame
> hadn't pulled out of the eyecup again but had ridden up over the top of
> the camera's frame. I removed it, pressed the eyecups's frame down
> again to make sure it was seated into the rubber eyecup and then
> carefully re-installed it and checked to make sure it was secure. Seems
> just fine.
>
> I suggest you give your EP-10 the same close inspection and re-seat the
> eyecup frame into the eyecup if necessary. If that doesn't fix the
> problem let me know (by private mail) and I'll happily send you my
> EP-10. I love my EP-11 and am not going back.
>
> ps: I wondered if maybe the lenses we normally use and how we carry the
> camera can have an effect here. I normally have the 14-150 installed
> and, if I flip the camera downward such that the strap rings flop over
> and under the strap lugs the camera rests against my belly with nose
> pointing at the ground and the eyecup doesn't rub against my belly. I
> think Moose carries his camera on a handstrap which might also minimize
> the problem.
>
> pps: OM bodies with third party teardrop eyecups were much worse in
> this regard. I stopped using my OMs (except OM-4) when I lost the
> teardrop eyecup carrying my diopter correction lens as I hate looking
> through viewfinders whilst wearing glasses.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
>
>
> On 8/18/2013 12:46 AM, Moose wrote:
>>
>> On 8/17/2013 8:00 PM, Paul Braun wrote:
>>> Anyone else having a problem with the damn eye cushion coming off
>>> all the time????
>>>
>>> Every time I put the camera back in the bag, it pops off. Almost
>>> every time it brushes up against my shirt, it pops off. I'm really
>>> getting irritated...
>>
>> Inspect it closely, and you will almost surely find that the frame or
>> one of the catches is broken. An unbroken one snaps on quite firmly
>> and stays on.
>>
>> I've run across a couple of Canon eye cups on the ground, both with a
>> broken frame.
>>
>> Diagnostic Moose
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