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Message: <blockquote data-quote="lucznik" data-source="post: 1338857" data-attributes="member: 25237">GeneralEverything,Whatever you do, don't compromise on your logic.  It is really spot on.  Until recently I have carried a pocket binocular (an 8x25 Pentax DCF MC II) with me at all times and it has often proved invaluable at allowing me to truly observe, rather than just look at, whatever had caught my interest.  I recently dropped my compact and knocked it severely out of collimation so; I am without until it is either fixed or replaced.  I definitely feel naked without it.The 30mm class of binocular is useless as a compact.  They are O.K. for people who don't use their optics in the early morning, late evening, under heavy cover, or in bad weather.  Such people may want more comfrortable regular viewing than a true compact offers but, don't need the added low-light performance of full-size glass. This middle class of optic works great for them.  However such binoculars are definitely not small enough for the purposes you described.  The 26-28 mm binoculars are just plain useless alltogether; not enough physically smaller than the 30mm class to be any real benefit and not sufficiently larger than the 20mm binoculars to offer any better, more comfortable extended viewing.Stick with the 8x20 format and buy the best you can.  Even my 8x25 sometimes proved just a tiny bit too big for total comfort.  For this reason (and for my desire to better the optical performance of the Pentax) I am leaning toward replacing (rather than fixing) my compact.   Here's my short list:8x20 Nikon Premier LXL8x20 Zeiss Victory 8x20 Zeiss Conquest</blockquote>

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