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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CliveP" data-source="post: 3416956" data-attributes="member: 85835">I was thinking of changing this armchair to the expert model but no I think I will keep this old battered genius ass repository but I don't like to brag, much. I am quite surprised by how my field test went though as I wasn't entirely optimistic about it.Ok the results of the field trial are in and I do believe the ^**"£$%^&* thing works. Not only that I was quite impressed with the monocular also except for the glare whereas the Pentax handled glare very well for a change.Basically it seems to behave like a normal (compact) binocular now and I haven't got any eye ache or headache so something must have gone right. It's not like you put it up to your eye and go holy whatever that's amazing, more like oh that's good , that works, that is useful for it's size, very sharp and you get some pretty nice views but they are still compact views as per the bin.So I think I'm satisfied. If I bought a new 8x20 and it worked like that while I don't think I would be raving about it I would find it acceptable and think it functioning properly and now I actually think I will take it along quite a lot though my Vistron 8x25 would still in general outperform it but then it is larger and doesn't fold down. The eye positioning is not a problem now and it's easier to use the bin with the eyecups in any position of extension whether down or up. It does now just remind me of a smaller Vistron with better quality glass etc but with a correspondingly smaller view but one which is still ok given that I seem to have transformed it from unusable to working. Whether it works for others with different IPD is getting further down the road than that which  I was aiming to accomplish.The Pentax service will only quote for repair after they inspect the bin and you need to pay £24 to get it back if you don't want to go ahead with whatever they subsequently quote but I don't think I need to bother with that now. They won't be able to improve it any further in any noticeable operational way and I have a new working RSPB HD 8x20 in any case although they do have different colour/brightness/contrast outputs and I like both. Hard to choose a favourite but the RSPB probably is the winner with the most contrasty brightness and it takes a lot to have more than the Pentax.</blockquote>

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