Minox U.S.A. 8x25 MS Macroscope Monocular Reviews

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I've no problems with function and handling of the Macroscope, and the optics are what you'd expect from a quality roof prism unit...except for one thing. Somewhere in the optics path is a serious off-axis reflection source, a ghost image, so unless you have your eye precisely dead center, there's a nasty off axis ghosting. from Amazon.com To increase the depth of field you would have to close an iris inside the scope and that would make the image darker. (No, the scope does not have one) Read the description carefully (maybe also on the minox home page) to see if this is what you want. from Amazon.com The Minox 8X25 is a great tool with very decent light capturing ability allowing good use in early morning and late evening. It is lightweight enough for me to carry frequently on mountain excursions. from Amazon.com I thought this would be easier to handle than binoculars when I have a camera in the other hand. I was wrong about that. A monocular needs two hands to focus, and it is much harder to get on target and even harder to pan, as it doesn't lock into your eye sockets like a binocular. I also thought it would give me a hand-lens view of an insect but from 15 inches away, and it doesn't. from Amazon.com I like to keep a small monocular in my truck for the times I do not have binoculars with me. I have tried several small and MUCH less expensive models over time and was never very pleased with them. from Amazon.com pros: sharp image, usable with glasses from Shopping.com if i did not know the prices or the manufacturers and was given these and my bushnell to test, and was then told that these were ... from Amazon.com i found it easy to focus and i like its resistance to weather. from Amazon.com a monocular needs two hands to focus, and it is much harder to get on target and even harder to pan, as it doesn't lock into your eye sockets like a binocular. from Amazon.com nicely packaged and light enough, but slow and difficult to focus and sharpness / contrast was none to only moderately better than the $40 bushnell model i am currently using. from Amazon.com

Released	over 2 years ago
Max Magnification	8x
Lens Coating	Multi-Coated
Waterproof	With Waterproof
Zoom	Without Zoom
Binoculars Type	Monocular
Depth	3.62 in.
Exit Pupil (mm)	3.1
Field of View	342 ft @ 1000 yds
Height	2.24 in.
MPN	62206
Near Focusing Distance	0.12 ft
UPC	4007450622062
Weight	0.33 oz.
Width	1.73 in.

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Minox U.S.A. 8x25 MS Macroscope Monocular Reviews

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