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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ceasar" data-source="post: 2009454" data-attributes="member: 26155">Yes, that is a good question.The 32mm LX L's (I have both the 8 x 32 and the 10 x 32) have a diopter adjustment that locks solidly in place on the right eye piece.  You pull it out to set it and push it back in to lock it.  Very practical and it stays in place.  Is it possible that your particular binocular might have simply been a bad sample?Like Ronald, the only binocular I have had that had a bad Diopter Mechanism was a Chinese made Vortex 6.5 x 32 which was integrated with the focus wheel on the center hinge.  That seemed to have been a problem with that particular Vortex Model as there were many complaints about it.  My 7 x 42 Leica Trinovid also has a Diopter Adjustment that is integrated with the focus wheel and it has never been a problemBob</blockquote>