I was wondering if anybody has paid attention on the direction of focusing when choosing binoculars (or a scope)? I am very right handed and when I want to focus rapidly (usually to follow an escaping bird) to me it is more natural to pull the focus ring with right hand fingers (clockwise: close -> infinity).
I know you can get used to it, but I have had for 10+ years a pair of pocket bins (Minolta 10x25), which focus "left-handedly" and I still don't feel comfortable with them. For this reason alone I "had to" exclude some otherwise fine brands, when I was buying high-end binos (ended up buying Nikon HG's).
What direction do your binoculars focus - and could you change that easily? Or does all this just sound silly?
Ilkka
I know you can get used to it, but I have had for 10+ years a pair of pocket bins (Minolta 10x25), which focus "left-handedly" and I still don't feel comfortable with them. For this reason alone I "had to" exclude some otherwise fine brands, when I was buying high-end binos (ended up buying Nikon HG's).
What direction do your binoculars focus - and could you change that easily? Or does all this just sound silly?
Ilkka
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