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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pshute" data-source="post: 1753838" data-attributes="member: 59235">I've had Bushnell 8x42 Legend porros for 3 years, and I'm happy with the optics and the weight (since I replaced the strap with a neoprene one).  The size of them, wider than equivalent roofs, is inconvenient at times - they take extra room in luggage - but I'm happy to live with that for the price.I intend to replace them, maybe with Monarchs, because of the stiff focusing.  It's impossible to focus with one hand, and I've had to adopt a grip that allows me to put my left thumb under the wheel and my right forefinger over.  Trying to focus with two forefingers over the top results in pressing so hard that the hinges start folding.  I'd live with this too, but it occasionally loses an id for me when I can't get focused if a bird is quick, and it's annoying when scanning, say, around a pond, where I have to repeatedly focus from near to far.  As my eyesight "stiffens up" as I get older, this is more and more annoying, as I can't correct for slight focus errors with my eyes as much.I have noticed the stiffness is worse when it's cold, but I'm in Australia and that's mainly only a problem on winter mornings, rarely below 3 degrees C.They still seem pretty waterproof, and I wash (gently) them under the tap without problems.I've heard that waterproof porros loosen up with age. I attempted to accelerate the process by winding some string around the wheel and running it from fully in to fully out several thousand times with very little result.  It made them a little smoother, but I suspect it was only because the joints warmed up and spread the lubricant a little better.  So I no longer believe it will happen - 3000 full cycles is way more that a lifetime of minor focus adjustments.  Maybe it happens if they get full of dust and dry out.I compared them with Legend roofs when I was choosing them, and for half the price the porros were far sharper than the roofs (I assume they were what was referred to as the "old Legends" above).  Such a pity about the stiffness.</blockquote>

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