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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mono" data-source="post: 3604597" data-attributes="member: 32540">A bit late to this thread but...Ten years or so ago I tried out all the favourites looking for the "perfect pocket" and ended up with the Zeiss Conquest 8x20, sure the true alphas had a better view but the shear compactness of the Conquests swung it. The minimal armour and the Z fold made them truly pocketable. Fast forward and after eight years of everyday carrying, the Conquests got lost (Not by me, no names) and was all set to go for a straight replacement only to find Zeiss had stopped making them! Again I looked through and handled all the usual suspects and took advice on here. The problem was against the Conquests even other 8x20s are huge, the top alphas especially so. In the end I went for the Leica Trinovids, sure the Ultravids have a better view but they are bigger all round and they would have a terrible view stuck back at home rather than in my pocket!So after a year or so with the Trinovids as an EDC I am happy with them, they are not as pocketable as my old Conquests but the eyecups are better when swapping between me and my glasses wearing partner. They are small enough to carry in your pocket, just in case. 25mm and 30mm might be less than full-size but I have yet to see any that I would call pocket binoculars, most 20mm bins are not pocket binoculars.If someone made a 6x20 that was as compact as the Trinovids or the old Conquests I would buy one tomorrow!</blockquote>

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