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Message: <blockquote data-quote="mayoayo" data-source="post: 1365416" data-attributes="member: 16781">I agree that the Focuser of the LXL stands up as one of its strong features ,and the one that more impresses (almost)all users.Is very smooth and perfectly precise..The Pentax ED is very well build otherwise,but the focuser feels a bit(perhaps i exaggerated a bit in my previous post)too flimsy..The operation is smooth,and there is no play, but is definitely a hollow piece of Plastic ,and it feels weightless and unsubstantial .I would say that is the less substantial focuser of any binocular i have used.I would say that It wouldn't take much force to pull the thing out of place,but i can be wrong,maybe is a very strong plastic,and was chosen as the material to use,due to its Strength/weight ratio...I would love to compare it with the 9x28 LV.Maybe Pentax put a better focuser on it than the one they put on the ED,and even if is the same,maybe it feels adequate  in a compact ,250$ pair,but they are trying to bring the ED in the 700-800$ ,mid-high line,and at that price it does feel flimsy..Overall the Pentax 8x32 ED is a great binocular,and it works great.Once again,i prefer them,optically,to the LXL.I wonder why Nikon went all the way to the EDGE,instead of making a LXLED(read LX LEAD)more like the Pentax approach SP/ED..If the LXL performed a bit better in the CA arena,it would be close to perfect</blockquote>