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Message: <blockquote data-quote="denco@comcast.n" data-source="post: 1657360" data-attributes="member: 25300"><p>I ordered a Zeiss 8x20 monocular from Eagle Optics. I must say what a great monocular! I am quickly becoming a Zeiss convert. I got Eagle Optics to price match another internet website so I got it shipped for $269.99. Not too bad. The thing has amazing optics. It is like a Zeiss Victory 8x20 compact binocular except cut in half. Amazingly bright and sharp to the edge. NOTHING like the little $30.00 8x20 monoculars. Well worth the money. I sent the 8x32 from Orion back because I really prefer the more compact size of the Zeiss and actually I think the view is superior. That's how good the optics are. It's got fully multicoated lens and phase corrected prisms. The strap is perfect and it is attached without a big ring on the side so it fits smoothly in a nice quality leather case and the case has a reinforced hole in it so you can run the strap through the case and around your neck and keep the monocular in the case until you need it and then just zip open the case without fear of losing the case. How ingenius is it that! The monocular itself is amazingly small and compact and would easily fit in your pocket if you didn't want to wear it around your neck. It has a close focus of about 9.8 feet and a FOV of 346 feet(@1000yds) so it pretty much mimics the Zeiss 8x20 Victory binocular. I really give this thing a 5 star rating.</p></blockquote><p></p>