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Message: <blockquote data-quote="brocknroller" data-source="post: 3178954" data-attributes="member: 665">I prefer clockwise focusing as well, but it wouldn't be a deal killer if I'm getting alpha quality optics for less than half the price. I think I could adapt to it. 1.25 turns from cf to infinity is also faster than I would prefer, but I'd have to try it to see if I could live with it or not. The Nikon 8x32 turns faster, less than 1/2 turn from close focus to infinity, that's really faaaaaaaast. My focus accommodation couldn't keep up. The full sized LXLs are about 1 turn, too fast for the 10x42 but okay for the 8x, thanks to the greater DOF. But it also depends on the "stiction" in the focuser. 1.25 turns with a loosey goosey focuser would probably not be to my liking. Steve says the focuser turns precisely, but I'm not typically "glassing" deer at 100 yards, but birds and other critters at less than a 100 ft. where very precise focusing is needed, so again, I'd have to try it to find out if it works for me. I'd also be happier if the magnification were 8x rather than 9x, though 8.7x, which Steve measured might just be manageable since I have no trouble holding the 8.5x 804 Audubon steady, but it has excellent ergonomics. I think the biggest issue for me might be the weight - 33.5 oz. I could manage that in a Porro with flat prism housings on the bottom like the CZJ Octarem, which was over 40 oz. but with roofs, the barrels are close together so the weight is more concentrated, and I can't usually rest my thumbs flat under the barrels, so roofs tend to feel heavier in my hands than Porros and fatigue my arms quicker. The 8x42 LX, which weighs 35.6 oz., seemed to get heavier as the day wore on, particularly if I don't eats me spinach. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" />What I really would like to see is a head to head comparo with the Zeiss HT, which Steve said the B2s were made to compete. Hopefully, the B2 has better edges and less pincushion.</blockquote>

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