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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kevin Conville" data-source="post: 1757321" data-attributes="member: 63161">I once heard of a transmission failing in a Toyota <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />And Kevin P,Until you come up with something more tangible than the ad copy from a retailer's website, the story is sounding weak, to me.To interpret this:"The diopter adjustment of the ULTRAVID is accomplished quickly by a pull and turn adjustment of the Leica Multifunction Center Drive focus mechanism. This can be locked securely, and when secured it preserves the waterproof integrity of the binocular."as water can enter the body of the bin is quite a leap.The way I read it, it can mean keeping water out of the focus mechanism.Outside of Ron's account of his foggy Trinovids, stories of leaky Leicas are exceedingly rare. Does it make sense that these would be so uncommon if all it took was the focus cap to be popped up in the rain? I don't mean to come off as being evangelistic, but to slight Leica's outstanding reputation with such little anecdotal "evidence" I see as just unfair.</blockquote>