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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kabsetz" data-source="post: 1422843" data-attributes="member: 10167">Dennis,If weather permits, it would be interesting to hear how the focus mechanism deals with cold temperatures. The very similar Hawke we have some experience with here in Finland tends to get very stiff in cold, although how stiff and at what temperature seems to vary somewhat unit to unit. One sample I tried was almost unfocusable at zero fahrenheit, while another showed almost no change from room temperature on a normal cold winter day (24 degrees fahrenheit). I suspect the culprit is the type (and quantity) of grease used for the focus mechanism, and since changing the lubrication ought to be a relatively simple and cheap adjustment to the manufacturing process, this is one area where plenty of feedback to the importers/factory could make a difference relatively quickly.Kimmo</blockquote>