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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CliveP" data-source="post: 3515837" data-attributes="member: 85835">This is all to easy for you Tim. Time to get down the shops in your wheelchair 8-PFor that compact Swaro (no lens caps) decision anticlimax, yawn.  Actually I'd probably like one myself if it would be good enough to replace my beloved Viking Vistron 8x25, no longer produced but replaced by the Vistron Pro 8x32 (11cm long) which I would consider myself in future. You see my 8x20's are great for pockety type use but the Vistron 8x25 (non foldable single hinge and large full size focus wheel) delivers the most compactness while approaching full size bin view and performance that I have yet encountered but I suspect the Swaro may be at least the equal but really I'd want it to be clearly better. FYI Vixen still make the 8x25 equivalent of the Vistron but you are unlikely to find it locally I would think.I always like to have a little guess <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> and am perfectly fine about getting it wrong.£250/mm on eyeglasses. Bloomin eck. Hallelujah I can see !!!Oh, here's a crazy site if you are not already aware of it. Amazing graphs of some pricing trends on each model.<a href="http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/Nikon/Nikon-Binoculars" target="_blank">http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/Nikon/Nikon-Binoculars</a>I also have a £30 Carson Scout 8x22 reverse porro and I am not ashamed to say that on a summers day this is a great ultra light compact to have along. The top end aren't the be (beginning) and end of all.</blockquote>

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