I read through the monocular thread from a couple days ago but it was geared towards a very pocketable monocular or talk of monoculars of years past.
My need is a little different in that I want a high quality monocular and while it doesn't have to be pocketable I don't want a huge spotting scope either.
I do a lot of low light looking (dusk/dawn), want at least some range (hopefully at least 8x), and wear glasses (so need an eye relief of at least 15mm?).
I have OK binoculars (Leup wind river) and tried friends binoculars, but end up holding them vertically as it is usually a pain (for me) to try to hold them in the correct orientation. It looks foolish I am sure, and not sure why I can't hold them normally, but that is what I do so my body is telling me to go the monocular way.
I tried researching and came across the Minox 8x25 macroscope and Brunton 7x40 macroscope, but am sure there have to be other choices out there (and reviews of the Minox were not favorable).
Suggestions for a short list? As far as price goes, if there is a great pair for $150 great, all the better if that is where the sweet spot is before diminishing returns kick in, but if there is an outstanding best ever pair for $400 then so be it.
My need is a little different in that I want a high quality monocular and while it doesn't have to be pocketable I don't want a huge spotting scope either.
I do a lot of low light looking (dusk/dawn), want at least some range (hopefully at least 8x), and wear glasses (so need an eye relief of at least 15mm?).
I have OK binoculars (Leup wind river) and tried friends binoculars, but end up holding them vertically as it is usually a pain (for me) to try to hold them in the correct orientation. It looks foolish I am sure, and not sure why I can't hold them normally, but that is what I do so my body is telling me to go the monocular way.
I tried researching and came across the Minox 8x25 macroscope and Brunton 7x40 macroscope, but am sure there have to be other choices out there (and reviews of the Minox were not favorable).
Suggestions for a short list? As far as price goes, if there is a great pair for $150 great, all the better if that is where the sweet spot is before diminishing returns kick in, but if there is an outstanding best ever pair for $400 then so be it.