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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Steve C" data-source="post: 1424191" data-attributes="member: 56622">Like falcondude says, the ZEN isn't small.  Now if you like bang for your buck and if you are firm at $500, I have some suggestions.The DLS is a nice glass and very definitely feels smaller than the ZEN, but its image is not quite the same, very close, but not there.  It has a very fast focus wheel as opposed to the slower wheel of the ZEN.  Definite ergonomic difference between the two.  The images are probably close enough that you wouldn't be aware of any unless you had the two side by side.  I haven't done that, keep in mind.  I've looked through the DLS a number of times, but never beside the ZEN.  The DLS is just about like the Razor optically.Going compact at less than $500 there are really two binoculars there that have ever really caught my eye.  One I own and have posted numerous times about is the Swift Eaglet 7x36.  The other is the new Vortex Viper 8x32.  You will need serious $$$ to beat either of these much optically.While more than you want to spend, consider the Meopta Meostar 8x32.  That is every bit as bright and sharp as any high end Euro for a fraction of their cost.The final thought is that if you wait awhile, we may very well see a 30-ish version of the Chinese open bridge glass.</blockquote>