12x50 Sticky Focus? (1 Viewer)

Pitter

Well-known member

• Feb 27, 2018

• #1

Has anyone who owns a 12x50 found the focus dial to be sticky rather than rolling smoothly? I ask because my edition suffers from that. I have used it for ten years and it never got any smoother.

 

Pinewood

New York correspondent

• Feb 27, 2018

• #2

Hello,

I have had my 12x50 BA for more than a decade of light use with no such problem.

Happy bird watching,
Arthur Pinewood :hi:

 

Rathaus

Well-known member

• Mar 1, 2018

• #3

I sampled a brand new 12x50 last week and yes, I would definitely describe the focuser as having ‘stiction’. It also had the seemingly normal small amount of freeplay that so many Ultravids have.
I think both issues can be worked around with technique and possibly by using two fingers to focus with.

 

Pitter

Well-known member

• Mar 1, 2018

• #4

Thank you for the responses. I guess I'm not alone with this issue.

 

Pitter

Well-known member

• Mar 20, 2018

• #5

I think if you're going to buy the Leica 12x50 you better buy it where you can try it out in person rather than trusting you'll get a smooth focusing copy online.

 

dries1

Member

• Mar 21, 2018

• #6

Might I ask what Ultravid model are you referring to, the BR or the later HD models.

Regards,
A.W.

 

Last edited: Mar 21, 2018