I recently purchased these binoculars &amp; really like them. There seem to be a little left/right play in the focus wheel. Is this normal to be expected?
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Hi there, The focus wheel on mine seems to focus wheel and i dont experience any sort of unwanted movement on the wheel... I hope that answer your question, if not, you should try posting it in some of the popular binocular forums. Gl
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Try adjusting the diopter adjustment on the viewfinder- likely was off. Should view and record in focus.
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No they are not. However these are great binoculars. Very clear and focused. Hope this helped.
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Occasionally it messed with the focus for a second or so til it worked things out but i never noticed. Here's as good a test as you'll see. http://youtu.be/cj5NBvNEksg
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Hello there! In response to your questions, first the weight. It would be difficult for me to say exactly how much it weights, but for binocularsthis size the are very light. The neck strap is quite robust and I have found it more than enough to support these binoculars. As for the focus, itis smooth and easy with center focus knob quite large. I think it is easy to focus with a finger. As for myself, I use them for bird watching andstar gazing. In my opinion these binoculars are excellent for both and I am very happy with them. I think you would be too. Hope this helpedyou. Good luck! Hello there! In response to your questions, first the weight. It would be difficult for me to say exactly how much it weights, but for binocularsthis size the are very light. The neck strap is quite robust and I have found it more than enough to support these binoculars. As for the focus, itis smooth and easy with center focus knob quite large. I think it is easy to focus with a finger. As for myself, I use them for bird watching andstar gazing. In my opinion these binoculars are excellent for both and I am very happy with them. I think you would be too. Hope this... » Read More Hello there! In response to your questions, first the weight. It would be difficult for me to say exactly how much it weights, but for binocularsthis size the are very light. The neck strap is quite robust and I have found it more than enough to support these binoculars. As for the focus, itis smooth and easy with center focus knob quite large. I think it is easy to focus with a finger. As for myself, I use them for bird watching andstar gazing. In my opinion these binoculars are excellent for both and I am very happy with them. I think you would be too. Hope this helpedyou. Good luck! « Show Less
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Would really like to help with your question but, unfortunately, I didn't save the box or the instruction sheet. I can tell you however that these binoc's are great. I've used them on trips to Alaska and to China. I find very little "shake" or distortion at higher magnification compared with others that I looked at from the "brick and mortar" stores. If you purchase them I hope you are as satisfied with the product as I am.
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They focus with each eye piece. There is no center focus. I like this way since my eyes are different. Focus is easy and the lens are very clear and sharp. The compass is very good but my compass light never did work, no big deal
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Be careful they could be Japan parts and assembling them in China. It is where the parts come from not where they are made. They are great binoculars, with a great warranty so Im not really concerned where they are made myself....
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Mine seem to work just fine. I have had no problems focusing. Can't speak for yours, of course.
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I dont wanna be a negative Nelly here but these binoculars are not very clear or sharp at all.Maybe I just got a bum pair or something but I sent them back yesterday.Going with a different pair.So,to your question I would have to say NO from my experience.Good Luck.
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Sorry, I don't know how it compares to these other Binoculars. Mine is particularly bad. It arrived out of alignment and the chromatic aberration is extreme. Apparently it is a hit and miss with this one. I didn't expect much at the price but this example was horrendous. I would not buy again. I prefer not to play the lottery with optics. My suggestion is to try them first and then buy the same one you actually tried not take a chance that one in the box will be the same.
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These binoculars have a rather short eye relief distance. You can roll down the eye cup to compensate for this. Using with glasses might dimenish the field of view. If your vision is not too bad and relatively close in each eye, you should be able to use without glasses by focusing the left eye with the center focus wheel and using the diopter setting on the right lense to focus the right eye.If there is sporting goods store near, you might be able to find a pair to "test drive". It will be hard to beat Amazon's price. Hope this helps.
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Bad one. Should just work smoothly. You should not notice it - except having to focus manually. ;)
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I'm female with a small head. I fold mine in towards the center and had to spend a bit of time experimenting with the focus bi now have them set just for me and win't let any one else mess with the settings. I just love my pair for bird watching.
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Hi Eric, I wear glasses but I dont wear them when I use binoculars of any sort. I focus and adjust the bins for my eyes and it is just a second to whip the glasses off and raise the bins to my eyes. I feel I would have missed the bird or action wearing my glasses and using the bins anyway. I haven't found a pair of bins that doesn't make me feel uncomfortable looking through glasses and bins together - I include Leicas, Nikons, Lynx, Zeiss etc. Hope this helps. - Geoff
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Carl, sure are. I have 12 yo twins and both have been using them on a recent trip to upper Michigan. They are really, really strong. Binocs, not the kids ;=) so they had to steady themselves when using them. Kids being kids, they tend to swing from one side to another real fast like, thus they had to get used to tracking an object. Overall, they used them a lot and I had to fight for them..... Maybe I should have bought two of them.
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There is a indentation about mid way through the device. You'll see a series of parallel vertical striations of sorts moving from left To right. That is your magnification knob. It's really my only complaint about the device. It should've been a digital zoom.