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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jring" data-source="post: 3304279" data-attributes="member: 133897">Hi Rathaus,I had a longish session comparing some pocket alphas and the upper middle class beside Nikon HGL in 8x20 and 10x25 a year ago and all had the same problems:- miniscule exit pupil resulting in finicky placement and problems in less than ideal light- narrow field of view resulting in tunnel vision.None really could make me shell out the 400+ Euros asked but I later found a used Conquest 10x25 at a price I couldn't refuse. It helped that this is among the smallest and lightest of the bunch and way better than having no bin when an 8x30 is too bulky.The Zeiss 8x20 you have is the direct predecessor of the Conquest 8x20 (it looks very similar) so should give similar results if ok.Regarding the nonexistant 6x24 - the closest I know besides some bightly colored kids bins for $50 is the Pentax Papillo 2 in 6.5 which is not bad with 131m fov and around the same size and weight as your Amplivid - with the added bonus of the phenomenal close focus of 0.5m. I had the possibilty to have a closer look at it before giving it to my godchild and liked it a lot.Joachim</blockquote>