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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Gilmore Girl" data-source="post: 3351869" data-attributes="member: 106744">I also had an experience with Leupold Katmai 6x32 binocular. The focus was super stiff in cold weather, so I sent it in to their service center with a note explaining the problem. They sent it back stating the focus was in good working condition.  I wonder if they put it in a freezer to test it. Anyway I subsequently sold it , as I felt it was essentially not usable in cold weather. Another person may have been ok with the level of stiffness in the cold, but I wasn't. So, obviously the focus was not designed to be fluid in the cold like top binos.  I would still buy from Leupold again , but I would take into consideration the bino may not be best option in cold weather.</blockquote>