I've been using these binoculars for less than a year and they have quickly become my first choice for fieldwork - bright, sharp, excellent contrast, quick and precise focussing, great FOV, good eye relief with glasses, lightweight - for my eyes they tick all the boxes.
Until ... a month ago, days before an overseas birding trip, the focussing suddenly (in mid-turn) became dry/sticky and somehow jerky, so that instead of being smooth it jumped in tiny increments. I had no time to return them to Zeiss, which in Australia takes several weeks, so I crossed my fingers and took them off to Sri Lanka for a fortnight's birding and wildlife-watching (awesome trip, highly recommended). And the Zeiss sometimes focussed as smoothly as before, sometimes reverted to being 'dry' and jerky, to the extent that I had to turn the wheel back and forth pinched between finger and thumb instead of just rolling it. I generally managed to get sharp focus on what I was looking at if it was stationary, but couldn't follow e.g. flying birds - very frustrating. So I had mentally composed a cranky letter to Zeiss as I packed up to come home, only to find they have worked flawlessly ever since. I'm almost afraid to return them under warranty if there is no apparent fault now.
Interested to know if any forum members have encountered this sort of intermittent problem with Conquest HD.
Until ... a month ago, days before an overseas birding trip, the focussing suddenly (in mid-turn) became dry/sticky and somehow jerky, so that instead of being smooth it jumped in tiny increments. I had no time to return them to Zeiss, which in Australia takes several weeks, so I crossed my fingers and took them off to Sri Lanka for a fortnight's birding and wildlife-watching (awesome trip, highly recommended). And the Zeiss sometimes focussed as smoothly as before, sometimes reverted to being 'dry' and jerky, to the extent that I had to turn the wheel back and forth pinched between finger and thumb instead of just rolling it. I generally managed to get sharp focus on what I was looking at if it was stationary, but couldn't follow e.g. flying birds - very frustrating. So I had mentally composed a cranky letter to Zeiss as I packed up to come home, only to find they have worked flawlessly ever since. I'm almost afraid to return them under warranty if there is no apparent fault now.
Interested to know if any forum members have encountered this sort of intermittent problem with Conquest HD.