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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Keebs" data-source="post: 3312801" data-attributes="member: 97605">Just wanted to check on here before going back to Opticron.I recently bought a pair of Opticron Explorer Binoculars and thoroughly checked the actual purchased pair before leaving the shop. They were brilliant and the image sharp as a tack.A few weeks later I noticed that they were no longer as sharp and when re-adjusting, the dioptre adjustment seem to have run out of "travel" just before the point of sharp focus.I contacted Opticron and they said that it sounds like one of the focussing lenses had moved out of place and to send them in for repair.The repair was executed very quickly and I have no complaints at all about their customer service.When they came back the focus was once again tack-sharp with only the minutest of dioptre adjustments.However a few weeks later (this morning) I used them again and I am now back in exactly the same position, barely able to achieve a sharp focus with the dioptre at maximum.These have been treated with kid gloves since purchase, in fact due to weather and work they have never left the house and have only been used for back-garden watching. They have not been dropped, bumped or abused in any way whatsoever.Anyone have any clues why this might happen or do I just have a "rogue" pair?Thanks for any help.</blockquote>