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1.4.2019

I'm reviewing this item on the basis that it's at the top of the market for this kind of thing -- pocket monoculars and telescopes of similar size and magnification can be had for less than £20 -- there are even some for less than £10. I've owned a number of cheap monoculars and binoculars, and I've never been satisfied with any of them. So I thought it was worth trying a high-quality item, just on the off-chance that it would offer a significant improvement. For the price I paid, to get a five-star review, this unit would have to destroy the competition.But does it?In some ways, it stands head-and-shoulders above the cheap units. Most obviously, the image is sharper when in perfect focus,and there is no evident fringing or colour distortion anywhere in the image. It feels robust and well-constructed. Focus is easy and quick -- I can operate the focus whilst holding the unit one-handed. Although Olympus does not quote a figure for eye relief, I found I could use this monocular whilst wearing my spectacles, although it requires pressing the lens right up against the glass. There is no rubber eye-cup like you'd expect with binoculars, and I'm not sure I'd want to risk scratching a new pair of specs. Still, I can use it without taking my spectacles off, which is a big deal for convenience.The unit comes with a neck/wrist strap, and a nice bag. I think I will be keeping it in the bag, because the lenses are not recessed at all, and I think they will scratch very easily. That's not a fault, of course, although I would have preferred captive lens covers like the ones I have on my rifle scopes. Having to keep the unit in a bag is a minor nuisance that should not be present at this price point.So, yes, it works, and works well, within its limitations.The problem is that, given these limitations, is it worth paying this amount of money? That's something I'm still not sure about. In the end, it's a 6x16 scope. The magnification is modest, but a higher magnification would probably not work in this format -- it's hard to hold completely still, and the 16mm objective lens already does not capture a whole lot of light. I suspect that higher magnification would create more problems than it solves. But, still, 6x is not a huge magnification. Most binoculars designed for birdwatching and general nature use are 8x or 10x. Of course, if you have eyesight as poor as mine, even 6x can make the difference between seeing a distant object, and missing it.The small format means that the range of vision is not particularly wide, and the unit doesn't work all that well in low light, although it's better in both these respects than the budget units I've tried.I appreciate that, in the end, we can't get around the laws of physics. There is no amount of money you can spend that will make a tiny, hand-held unit like this behave like a full-sized telescope. I'm reasonably sure that this unit performs as well as anything of this size can be expected to.In the end, though, the limitations of the format -- which could not really be avoided -- mean that this monocular does not really obliterate the cheap competition, when it comes to in-the-field practicality. To be sure, I'd rather have this unit than a cheap one, but I'm not sure it's worth spending the extra £80-90.