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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sammyboy" data-source="post: 1466699" data-attributes="member: 40715">Just found this monocular thread, I've got a couple of these handy little things myself!I've got a Zeiss Turmon 8x20 monocular (Not sure of date as no serial no. but has the pre-T3M 'blue' lens coatings so probably 1960s?) which has excellent, sharp optics though I find it's eye relief a bit small for me as I wear glasses.  This has been living in my pocket whilst at work, but have been a bit worried about it getting damaged so I've just bought one of those old Russian 8x30 monoculars off Ebay (£14.99 - may have paid a little too much?).  The Turmon will go with me when I go out and about whilst not at work and binoculars would be a bit big to take.  I know it'll be a bit big but I have big pockets in my nurse's uniform, and we do get some interesting birds in the gardens there sometimes!Anyone had much experience with these? I've read that a lot of these Russian optics have a yellow colour cast to them, but I can live with that, and that otherwise the optics in these are very sharp.  It looks like this monocular dates from about 1975 judging by the serial number in the picture btw.</blockquote>