Ultruavid HD Plus: Slight slack in the focusing mechanism - do I care? (1 Viewer)

dwever said:

The Replacements showed up today via Fed Ex, well done camerlandNY since I just made the replacement order Thursday.

THE REPLACEMENTS 8X42 ULTRAVID HD PLUS HAVE NO FREE PLAY WHATSOEVER IN THE FOCUSING MECHANISM. Same life-as-art spectacular image. Well done Leica.

I think before buying my UVHD+ 7X42's, I'll go by the CamerlandNY showroom if they have one, as I fly through JFK with some regularity.

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Swarovski Man said:

I bought a pair of Trinovids last month and returned them. They were excellent - except for the focussing. It was nowhere near as smooth as many other bins (the Viking MDs come to mind) to the point that it moved in small jerks rather than in a single, smooth motion. Great to look at/through but useless in the field.

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Alaska4me said:

I bought a Trinovid last month and kept it. It is excellent - especially the focusing. It was nowhere near as capricious as other binos (the Swarovski EL's and SLC's come to mind, which move in small jerks to the left rather than equally responsive both ways. Great to look through and a total joy in the field.

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dwever said:

Today I received my pair of Ultravid HD Plus 8X42's.

Stunning in every way. The 'sparkle' we keep hearing about is not myth. Have begun numerous points of reference. For example, the texture of my neighbors roof tiles are actually available to these binoculars, I'll say more later.

However, I don't know whether or not to be concerned about 1/8" but closer perhaps to 1/16" of play in the focusing mechanism?

When changing directions with the focus wheel, there is a very slight turn in the new direction before the focusing re-engages. Slight but distinct.

In automotive gearing this is colloquially known as, “drive line slack.” All the gears are engaged in one direction, then when you go the opposite way, the tolerances in the linkages must be eliminated before the last gear finally turns.

Is a slight amount normal in the Leica Ultravid focusing mechanisms? Do I / Should I care about this?

Thanks!

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dwever said:

Have no idea. Reflection?

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dwever said:

Nope.

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dwever said:

The alleged artifact in the original picture is above the Leica logo. As you can see there is nothing there. So whether the original was corruption of the JPEG file, a reflection, the prior user was crying, who knows.

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