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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Troubador" data-source="post: 3268159" data-attributes="member: 109211">Dear GijsI am sorry to hear about your problems and would not dream of making fun of them. I have had focuser problems myself (it is the one thing about binoculars that I am obsessive about) and for me it spoils using the binoculars that are affected. Indeed I had an EL myself many years ago that started life with an excellent focuser but within a few months it developed free play and a horrible roughness. I sent it to Absam and it came back much improved but not as good as it had been or should have been.Believe me, nobody is saying Swaro does not produce some binoculars with bad focusers, but the conclusion I have reached is that they produce about the same number as the other two alphas and that it really is not many units. Of course you can say that the alphas should not produce any at all, and I think we would all agree with this.So despite my experience and yours, and despite me finding several Swaros at last year's Bird Fair that had horrible focusers I don't believe Swaro has an exceptional problem with this.For sure if you have a binocular that is affected then it is a miserable affair and we all hope you get it fixed soon.Lee</blockquote>