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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Pileatus" data-source="post: 3188981" data-attributes="member: 9609"><p>As I've repeated many times...as an owner and birder I've owned and used several binoculars, including owning and using three Swarovski models. Well, four actually, if you count the early EL I returned. I sampled numerous Swarovski bins over the years, borrowed a few and watched as innumerable birders used them in the field. The worst focus mechanisms I've actually EXPERIENCED were, in order, several pre-FL Zeiss, loads of Chinese bins, more than a few porros and an Ultravid that was never "smoooooth". Next, now wait for the drum roll, one of the truly worst was a refurbished Nikon 8X42 HG I saw in an optics store. There were three of them and all were different. Apparently, Nikon can adjust the focus from sloppy to "I ain't going nowhere until you flex a bicep". There goes your Nikon is perfect mantra. Sorry, Brock, the Swarovski focus is not even close to bad. It's fully functional, stays put when set and does what it's supposed to.:flyaway:</p></blockquote><p></p>