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Message: <blockquote data-quote="James Bean" data-source="post: 1389248" data-attributes="member: 64331"><p>I agree with Alexis, preferring the focus to be clockwise to infinity. I was relieved to find both the Pentax 8x36 HS and Hawke 8x43 ED (most recent purchases) go that way. It's possible to get used to binoculars which focus 'the wrong way', but I'd rather not. My favourite 'keepers' all go clockwise to infinity: Swift 8.5x44 Audubon and 10x50 Kestrel, Zeiss 10x40 BGAT, Zeiss Octarem 8x50 B/GA, Docter 8x22, and 'old habits die hard'. It's become instinctive, like car driving: we have a Honda Prelude, Toyota Celica and Mazda Xedos, all with right-hand indicator stalks; odd one out is an Audi 80 Sport, on the left, and I have to consciously adapt to this; if I forget, I put the windscreen wipers on! It's not critical, but it is less 'comfortable'. With binoculars, it seems 'natural' (for me) to go clockwise to infinity. No doubt there will be others who disagree...</p></blockquote><p></p>