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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kevin Purcell" data-source="post: 1354175" data-attributes="member: 68323">Wow, "forum telepathy" in action. This was the "final hope" reverse porro that might make an alternative but no one has reviewed it <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> Along with the Bushnell Elite 7x26 Custom Compact Binocular which is good but not waterproof.And recently I just got both a 6.5x and an 8.5x Papillo (and they're on sale at Cameraland for $90 now) which both have surprised me with their range of focus. The 6.5x is perhaps the ultimate "naturalist" bino for people interested in a range of animal wildlife from mammals and birds down through insects and even flora! So long as they don't go out in the rain much or bird for tool long: the depth of field is rather poor and there is a bit of a hazy view (not as good as most reverse porros I've seen).So you don't see the "Nikon is not a true pocket binocular". Too big? Too heavy?As Kevin McConville says it comes down to how much one values those last 3 or 4 oz and the "in a pants pocket without a big bulge" size. It does come at a price.Thanks for the info.</blockquote>