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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Patriot222" data-source="post: 3570756" data-attributes="member: 54470">Congrats on your Leica 8x20.  It's still the best 8x20 I've ever used.   I own both the Ultravid 8x20 and CL 8x25... along with the 8x20 and 10x25 Nikon LX's.  The Nikon 8x20 doesn't get used much these days but the other three all fit into their own roll. For long hikes or climbing mountains, the Ultravid is perfect.  For shorter hikes and training climbs I use the CL's as they really do have the most comfortable view of all my compacts.  The 10x25 LX is nice a sharp and a great addition to an 8x32 for when I need just a bit more resolution, in which case I typically rest against something in order to cut down on the shakes.  If I could only own one, it would probably be the CL because it's Jack of all trades.  It has a decent FOV, isn't picky about eye placement, a super smooth focus and is brighter than my other compacts, which isn't a surprise.</blockquote>