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Originally posted by koshkin koshkin wrote:

Originally posted by Bitterroot Bulls Bitterroot Bulls wrote:

Focusing knob "feel" is just about on the bottom of my list.  A also second Klamath's sharp edges.  The edges on my unaided vision aren't very sharp either.
 
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Have you seen the Zen Prime?  The one I evaluated has great focus knob feel.

I have not seen the Zen Prime yet.




How about a $600 Leupold Gold Ring HD? 
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Focuser feel and function is important to me as well, but I already had a long list, and I sorta lump that into build quality and ergos.  
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Originally posted by JGRaider JGRaider wrote:

Originally posted by koshkin koshkin wrote:

Originally posted by Bitterroot Bulls Bitterroot Bulls wrote:

Focusing knob "feel" is just about on the bottom of my list.  A also second Klamath's sharp edges.  The edges on my unaided vision aren't very sharp either.
 
ILya,
 
Have you seen the Zen Prime?  The one I evaluated has great focus knob feel.

I have not seen the Zen Prime yet.




How about a $600 Leupold Gold Ring HD? 

That one was pretty good, but varied a lot between samples.  I saw one that was excellent, while another unit right next to it was a bit sloppy.

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Originally posted by RifleDude RifleDude wrote:

Focuser feel and function is important to me as well, but I already had a long list, and I sorta lump that into build quality and ergos.  



I think most of us did with a lot of this otherwise the list would be huge.  Big Smile

Binos are a tough call because everything about them is so personal and can vary from person to person; the feel and comfort, operation, the way the world's viewed through them, etc. While hunting most will use binos more than any other optic device and spend countless hours looking through them vs only minutes or seconds with their rifle scope.


Edited by mike650 - October/04/2012 at 13:32
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