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Thanks again for all your help Frank. I think I'm going to have to bite the bullet and order more than one and deal with the hassle of returning. I'm too picky to risk getting this wrong.I can confirm your comment about the Theron Mag82. I had a few folks interested in purchasing one after using mine at one of the local waterfowl spots. I contacted them to see if it could be ordered and was told that they were sold out. They didn't have any left in stock and because they weren't a big seller they chose not to order any more.
I would encourage you to order both the Zen Ray and the Pentax and compare. Do it from a place with a good return policy...Camerlandny for example. I believe Doug carries both.
Reading your other comments about size being a concern I think you will be pleasantly surprised with the Zen Ray in particular because it is fairly compact for an 82 mm scope.
So I'm real close to ordering the Zen-Ray, but now I've researched the Fieldscope ED III a bit and it sounds fantastic, especially for its small size. That quality of construction and image, coupled with the portability is really tempting me. I found a used one without an eyepiece and it appears that elsewhere I can still get the eyepiece that came with that model (the MCII 20-60x zoom). My total cost would be right around 1000...