I was wondering if anybody has paid attention on the direction of focusing when choosing binoculars (or a scope)? I am very right handed and when I want to focus rapidly (usually to follow an escaping bird) to me it is more natural to pull the focus ring with right hand fingers (clockwise: close -> infinity).
I know you can get used to it, but I have had for 10+ years a pair of pocket bins (Minolta 10x25), which focus "left-handedly" and I still don't feel comfortable with them. For this reason alone I "had to" exclude some otherwise fine brands, when I was buying high-end binos (ended up buying Nikon HG's).
What direction do your binoculars focus - and could you change that easily? Or does all this just sound silly?
Ilkka
Hi Illka,
Not silly at all - at least not to me anyway! 
I've only got my bins with me at the moment (I'm at work) but they focus clockwise for further away (does that make sense?) & I'm pretty sure my 'scope is the same. My old 'scope was Anti-clockwise for further away and my old bins were the opposite, so I had to come up with a way of remembering which was which (I won't tell you what that was cos that definately is silly )
Cheers
[QUOTE=iporali]I was wondering if anybody has paid attention on the direction of focusing when choosing binoculars (or a scope)? I am very right handed and when I want to focus rapidly (usually to follow an escaping bird) to me it is more natural to pull the focus ring with right hand fingers (clockwise: close -> eternity).
I know you can get used to it, but I have had for 10+ years a pair of pocket bins (Minolta 10x25), which focus "left-handedly" and I still don't feel comfortable with them. For this reason alone I "had to" exclude some otherwise fine brands, when I was buying high-end binos (ended up buying Nikon HG's).
What direction do your binoculars focus - and could you change that easily? Or does all this just sound silly?
Hi,
Just checked 4 pairs I possess and 2 telescopes, all focus too infinity clock-wise. I'd have thought all binoculars would focus the same way! Using a right-handed thread, as these are easier to manufacture.
It could also depend on the focusing design i.e. Porro etc. I suppose.
I therefore don't have a problem with focusing as they're all in the same direction.
CB