Hermann
Well-known member
The difference in effort needed to turn the wheel in each direction is small, and for me, it is no problem at all. <snip> However, I can imagine that someone, sitting at home and more concerned with 'looking at the binocular' rather than 'looking with the binocular' and who did not know about the spring, might worry that something was wrong.
Are you thinking of anyone around here in particular?
I certainly do.
But Swaro focusers continue to have issues from time to time. The SLCs I tried at the Bird Fair in 2013 had beautiful focus actions, those in 2014 were horrible.
That's the more worrying part. They still seem to find getting the focuser just right every time difficult in Absam. And I've seen a few pairs that developed problems after a few years of hard use, so they had to go back to Absam for a service.
If I was in the market for a Swaro I wouldn't worry too much about the focuser but the advice to try before you buy is always good advice no matter which make and model you are considering.
Absolutely. The only exception I'd make from that rule are the traditional porros with their simple focusers.
Hermann