Sugru + Nikon DK-19 = X-T10 extended eyepiece

[addicted2light]

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The impossibility of interchanging the X-T10 eyepiece for a deeper one was the main nagging point in my short experience with the camera (for now I've had it for less than a week).

 

But it looks like I may have found a DIY solution that actually works. I don't yet know how well it will withstand the test of time and being put in and out of a bag without caring too much, but for now it sure looks promising.

 

A Nikon DK-19 eyecup happens to be the right fit to mount perfectly on top of the X-T10 non-removable eyepiece. Obviously the problem is that it will not stay put in place on its own.

 

 

Luckily this is easily solvable. The DK-19 has a shallow "lip" inside, and this is the part that it will actually be in contact with the X-T10 eyepiece.

 

Smearing a tiny bit of Sugru inside this lip, then pressing in place the DK-19 and letting it rest for a few hours (preferably 24) it will give the Sugru time to cure. At that point the DK-19 eyecup will be bonded with the X-T10 original one.

 

 

Two notes:

• the DK-19 is often kinda of expensive. I happened to have one still around from my Nikon days. But I've used even cheap Chinese knock-offs without a problem
• the company that makes Sugru claims that should you want to remove it at a later date you will be able to do just scratching it with your nails and then wiping the surface clean with baby wipes. I believe them, because Sugru should basically be silicone caulk mixed with something like corn starch to make it in a paste and allow it to cure faster. But this is the first time I've ever used Sugru, so do this at your own risk. Should the eyepiece become permanently bonded to your camera lowering its resale value you're on your own...

 

For me I don't care, because I don't see myself getting rid of the X-T10 for any foreseeable time (I love this thing...) and because I've had an extended eyepiece on all my cameras since when I was still a kid in the '80s.

 

Edited February 24, 2016 by addicted2light

[erwiurewurwehu]

Nice! I really have to start paying with Sugru. Just did some 3D printing which is cool and Sugru looks like another way to quickly produce parts.

[addicted2light]

Nice! I really have to start paying with Sugru. Just did some 3D printing which is cool and Sugru looks like another way to quickly produce parts.

Its only fault is that is a tad expensive.

 

But there are DIY alternatives like Oogoo (silicone caulk and corn starch) that apparently work quite as well:

 

How To Make Your Own Sugru Substitute - Instructables

Edited February 24, 2016 by addicted2light