If you want a Monocular don’t get tempted by cheap ones.
I looked at one in a shop in Wells, 10x50, £65. Brought stuff a good distance away and looked good but quite heavy, ok for a quick look but too heavy to sustain.
Went to CleySpy, was given a box of about 5 monocular of varying mag to ‘play’ with in their grounds. Came away with a Hawke monocular 8x42, £69, lifetime warranty even if accidental damage, very good magnification, clear, much clearer than the 10x5-better lenses and a better weight to hold.
BiL has a cheaper monocular a 12x50, we all spent time comparing the two, mine is a lot sharper and clearer also has a greater field of vision and much heavier which makes using it for any length of time difficult.
Was very impressed with CleySpy, chap there has very good knowledge of his stock and they have ones you can take outside and try, that way if you’re in the market for a monocular or Binoculars you will find the one that suits you!
About 20yr ago, mrskevenh bought me a monocular for a birthday/Xmas pressie.
From the pic isn't easy to see size but it's about 15cm v 4cm at widest point. edit: my finger is not a cm wide = Dims: LxWxH = 50x109mm
We went on a naturalist based cruise to Svalbard.
Seeing me using my monocular, other travellers often offered us a look thru their binos.
We politely declined. The more persistent I gave them monocular while I used their binos.
They were surprised at the monocular image.
It's pretty decent for a weight conscious casual twitcher.
With weight no concern or more serious about the hobby, you'd take a bigger spotter scope or decent binos.
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