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Message: <blockquote data-quote="CliveP" data-source="post: 3334400" data-attributes="member: 85835">Eschenbach seem to have a version of the Doctor 8x21 so I wonder what the difference in optical quality is as the Esc is more my current budget at half the price.I like the idea of a monocular having a close focus  for some useful macro ability which would rule the Doctor and RSPB out. These have close focus in meters compared with inches for the others and my bins can already do meters or inches in the case of the Papilio.So my conclusion currently is that I probably need two although it's not exactly need. One like the Doctor or RSPB and another like the Specwell. Exactly like bins, not one monocular will do all, so it may lead to starting another collection .There is one which seems to combine the two things though the Vixen Monokular 8x20 though not water proof like the RSPB.Saw a Zeiss review describing it as very average.Basically lots of options but none just right.I'll keep it in mind for now. At least I understand the options a bit better now. Meanwhile hoping someday soon to get the 10x25 that were posted on the 21st Dec with a deadline of 5th Jan3<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>