The problem with the previous binoculars was that the flexible rubber fold-out eye cups cracked and disintegrated after two years

I bought these to replace a 3-year-old pair of compact olympus binoculars olympus 118705 roamer 8x21 dpc i binocular (silver)

(it's possible that storage in a hot car may have accelerated the early demise of the rubber eye cups on the old binoculars