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    Old Feb 25, 2006, 8:23 AM   #1
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    Anyone have the ruibber eyepiece replaced? How much did it cost & How long did it take to have it done at Konica Minolta, New Jersey?
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    Old Feb 25, 2006, 11:46 PM   #2
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    whats the D7i ???
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    Old Feb 26, 2006, 5:30 AM   #3
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    Minolta Dimage D7i
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    Old Feb 26, 2006, 9:35 AM   #4
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    Dork: As this is the Konica-Minolta forum, it is reasonable to assume that the D7i is a Konica-Minolta model. Just do a quick search and you would find out.

    Calrec: I have a D7i and eventually the rubber eyepiece became damaged. In my case, one side got ripped and was dangling. I used rubber cement to glue it back in place. If yours is not too badly off, you could try the rubber cement too.
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    Old Feb 26, 2006, 2:12 PM   #5
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    Reason I'm asking is mine is completely gone. I heard Minolta has an improved replacement that has to be installed at the New Jersey repair facilityl. I've asked a Minolta authorized repair dealer near Indianapolis and he said he couldn't/wouldn't do it.

    Trying to locate someone who had the new eye piece installed how much is cost etc.
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    Old Feb 26, 2006, 4:49 PM   #6
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    My parrot chewed up my eyepiece the first week I had my D7i. I got the round eyepiece from Orion and it fit perfectly. I liked it so much I adapted one to my more recent Panasonic. http://www.telescope.com/shopping/pr...iProductID=170
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    Old Feb 26, 2006, 6:28 PM   #7
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    Slipe, how did you secure it?
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    Old Feb 26, 2006, 6:54 PM   #8
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    calrec wrote:
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    Slipe, how did you secure it?
    I didn't have to secure it. It was a perfect fit for the D7i. You stretch the rubber around the existing eyepiece.

    I had to cut it and use a little glue for the FZ10 though.
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    Old Feb 26, 2006, 7:15 PM   #9
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    Seems cheap enough - since my rubber eyepiece is completely gone (lost) maybe I can adapt it to the remaining EVF housing.
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    Old Feb 26, 2006, 7:23 PM   #10
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    You might need a little glue - mine wasn't completely gone.
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