Focus would be my concern also. I'm not smart about working them, but when I saw some of the orig. foam start to degrade, I did spend the funds to have it replaced. It looks like there is either foam or rubber gasket material on the bottom side of the mirror - likely to dampen the return to the viewing condition. I can see contact marks on the new material. If the material is unevenly worn, it would enable the mirror to give left/right distortion. If even, but worn deep, it would allow mirror to rest at a lower angle, throwing focus off. Because I'm the orig. purchaser, I wanted to have the foam replaced, though it cost about the price of another body. 'Works quite well now & I'm bumbling along w/ the same old friend. 'Hope your situation resolved to your liking.