I have been using my 10x32 HD some more and its becoming aparent that there is what seems to me quite a difference between the diopter setting for close viewing and that for distant viewing. I think its about 1.5 of the gradations between the two.
Basically at the zero seting everything is fine for close focus say 2 to 20 meters. Then doing the diopter set up for infinity results in me needing to adjust the diopter to between 1 and 2 of the little indicated gradations on the + side.
I just wanted to ask informally here. I can live with it but I can't say I like it very much.
Any thoughts?
I bought these off ebay new preowned so maybe Leica won't want to know? Maybe its just within spec?
I always wondered from I got them why I could not seem to get a one setting does all but thought that I was just not used to them. Now I'm thinking I have a somewhat poor set perhaps.
I imagine its down to the tolerances with all of the focusing mechanics i.e the screw movement parts or what ever they are called so I don't think it would be possible to get them adjusted. It would need the offending part or parts replaced I imagine.
Otherwise I'm getting happier with the rest of them. I have noticed this on other binoculars so I imagine its quite common. I have tried setting the diopter between the 2 but then I'm not really happy with either near or far focusing. Currently I keep it zero'd and at least I have great near focus and fiddle a bit for far focus. If I am mainly doing distant viewing then I could reset the diopter I suppose but its not a nice solution.
Basically at the zero seting everything is fine for close focus say 2 to 20 meters. Then doing the diopter set up for infinity results in me needing to adjust the diopter to between 1 and 2 of the little indicated gradations on the + side.
I just wanted to ask informally here. I can live with it but I can't say I like it very much.
Any thoughts?
I bought these off ebay new preowned so maybe Leica won't want to know? Maybe its just within spec?
I always wondered from I got them why I could not seem to get a one setting does all but thought that I was just not used to them. Now I'm thinking I have a somewhat poor set perhaps.
I imagine its down to the tolerances with all of the focusing mechanics i.e the screw movement parts or what ever they are called so I don't think it would be possible to get them adjusted. It would need the offending part or parts replaced I imagine.
Otherwise I'm getting happier with the rest of them. I have noticed this on other binoculars so I imagine its quite common. I have tried setting the diopter between the 2 but then I'm not really happy with either near or far focusing. Currently I keep it zero'd and at least I have great near focus and fiddle a bit for far focus. If I am mainly doing distant viewing then I could reset the diopter I suppose but its not a nice solution.
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