Eyepiece rubber

[tetrisattack]

The rubber gasket on the eyepiece of my R2A has been separating for a few weeks now. Today it was just hanging by a thread. 🙁

Is this a common problem? It seems like I have the following options:

1. Let it fall off and allow the viewfinder to scratch the hell out of my glasses.
2. Buy a new eyepiece diopter? From where?
3. Get some superglue and glue the gasket back on.

I'm leaning toward option 3 right now, but I'd love to hear from anybody who's already walked this path before.

 

[f/stopblues]

You could buy a -1 and +1 diopter and stack them like filters 🙄

Seriously though.. that whole piece unscrews and I'm sure a dealer that is a licensed Voightlander dealer (or others?) would get one for you. Stephen Gandy comes to mind first, plus he's a heck of a nice guy. That's where I'd start www.cameraquest.com

 

[dostacos]

If you have not tried Stephen Gandy, do! He is very good to work with..... www.cameraquest.com

this was not the first time you heard this and it won't be the last 😀

 

[tetrisattack]

Just to follow up, the $1.99 Krazy-Glue solution worked very well! File this one under "DIY." 🙂

 

[vsolanoy]

The rubber gasket on the eyepiece of my R2A has been separating for a few weeks now. Today it was just hanging by a thread. 🙁

At least you kept your rubber gasket long enough for it to separate. Somehow the whole thing unscrewed itself and fell off. I think I may have vacuumed it a few weeks back.

I just ordered one from CameraQuest for $25. A bit pricey, but it's better than scratching my eyeglasses.