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Message: <blockquote data-quote="PeterPS" data-source="post: 3136210" data-attributes="member: 124043">Hello Etudiant:I agree, that was a mouthful! My "best guess" is that platonic glass is a set for which you have... a platonic love; but if you google the term the definition is different (as expected...). Anyway, as the saying goes we learn new things everyday(your pseudonym, "student", is quite appropriate in the context). Regarding the Specwell 7x25, after using it again today for about 30min I got the feeling that the FoV is visibly less than the published 10* (which is also marked on the body of the monocular). Possibly the FoV gets towards 10* if you squeeze your eyeball in the eyecup; but, while that can actually be done, it is not very comfortable. Interestingly the similar design by Walters has a much smaller published FoV, which also makes the 10* of Specwell a bit suspicious. For the 8x30 monocular both Walters and Specwell list the same FoV=8.5*, which might suggest that's a more reliable estimate. All in all, the Specwell is a very usable monocular. People usually complain about the fact that monoculars are hard to hold in a stable way, but I have no problem with this one at all---it feels good in the hand, likely due to the fact that it's light but too light, and it's small but not too much so.Peter.</blockquote>