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Message: <blockquote data-quote="brocknroller" data-source="post: 3339491" data-attributes="member: 665">Holy Mackerel, Sapphire! An 8x32 almost as compact as a compact (despite the similar size, you can't fold it up like a double-hinged compact), but otherwise, you do get the best of both worlds, at least, if it's any good. Have you tried the Discovery? The price of the 8x25 TED does seem a bit steep, considering you could buy an 8x32 TED for about $60 more. But I guess if the goal is to buy a bin you can stuff in your pocket, it fills the gap, literally. I have never been a fan of double-hinged pockets, regardless of the objective size. I just don't like they way they feel in my hands or the way the eyecups don't fit my face. But there are times, particularly in the winter, when I wish I could carry a bin in my pocket rather than around my neck because I'm wrapped up like Ralphie's mummified brother Randy with a scarf around my neck and face. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HW4IZ0Flh3M" target="_blank">I can't put my arms down!</a>Brock</blockquote>