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Message: <blockquote data-quote="BruceH" data-source="post: 3255959" data-attributes="member: 106398">Dennis's Purchasing Checklist:- Documented veiling glare issues-- Check- Reported rolling ball-- Check- Sticking focus mechanism issues-- Check- Mild but cleanable discoloration on a few units--  Warning, Warning, Warning.  Wallet snaps shut! 3<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" />Posts have been mixed on that.  My brother's 12X50 SV EL did not improve after two years of off and on use.  He sent it back to Swaro and it still sticks to some degree but it is now acceptable.  On the other hand, I have some friends with the prior gen SV where the focus mechanisms did smooth out over time.  If it does not smooth out over time, odds are Swaro can improve things to an acceptable level.  I only recall a couple of posts where the member was still unhappy after sending the binocular back for repair.  Saying it does not make it so.  Your post history implies otherwise.    Along those same lines, I wonder if the people who reported the issue are smokers.  However there are no reports of the show models showing any issues and I assume some of the people handling the demos were smokers.  It is an interesting mystery as to what is unique about these units or owners.  I am still inclined to think that a production run had a bad supply of material.</blockquote>

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