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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dalat" data-source="post: 1585747" data-attributes="member: 65207">Finally I got the scope in my hands and I had it out the first weekend. We went birding to the coast (Xuan Thuy National Park) to see waders and migrating passerines. After this weekend I am totally happy with the small Nikon, definitely a good buy. The two other guys I was with had a Swaro and Zeiss scope, and while of course both show a brighter image and allow for higer mags, I don't feel i have an inferior scope when comparing.For the open scenery, the 27 wide angled eye piece was just perfect. I am not yet sure if it will be the same in forest, because I had quite some trouble with aiming at small birds in close by trees. Maybe a 20x would be better for forest birding. But then it was the first time I used this scope, so probably I will getting better with aiming after a few times out with it.Ok, thank's to all for the advise that led to this buy, I am sure I will be happy with this scope for quite a while without feeling the urge to buy sth. bigger. Still got to find a decent tripod though...</blockquote>